Military
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Taliban-Pakistan Border Clash Marks Fresh Escalation in Tensions
DID Press: Security tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan have escalated after reports of a hours-long border clash between Taliban forces and the Pakistani military along the Paktia–Kurram frontier, amid deteriorating relations between Kabul and Islamabad. According to Pakistani sources,…
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Israel Moves Closer to Using Crocodiles for Prison Security
DID Press: Israel has reclassified crocodiles under its wildlife regulations, a move that follows a controversial proposal by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the country’s national security minister, to use the reptiles as a deterrent around prisons holding Palestinian detainees. According to reports,…
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Analysis: Remote Provinces Expose Limits of Taliban Security Control
DID Press: The brief capture of Yaftal District in Afghanistan’s strategic Badakhshan Province by the newly emerged Sepahiyan-e Mihan (Homeland Forces) has reignited questions about the Taliban’s ability to maintain effective control over remote and border regions. Although Taliban authorities…
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Iran Says It Shot Down US MQ-9 Drone Over Ahvaz
DID Press: Iran says its air defense forces have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Ahvaz, while US officials have not yet commented on the claim. Iranian media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) downed a…
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Lavrov Challenges Arab States Over Silence on US, Israeli Strikes on Iran
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov challenged Arab countries over their response to the conflict with Iran, asking whether they had condemned what he described as US and Israeli attacks on a school in Iran that killed 170 students.…
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Iran Launches Major Strikes on US Bases Across 3 Countries
DID Press: Iran has launched a new wave of missile and drone strikes against US military positions in Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq, with US officials confirming casualties and damage as the confrontation between Tehran and Washington intensifies. According to Iranian…
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Over 100 House Democrats Back Bid to Halt US Military Aid to Israel
DID Press: More than 100 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives voted in favor of a proposal to halt military aid to Israel, highlighting growing divisions within the Democratic Party over Washington’s policy toward its key Middle East…
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Israeli Analyst: Iran Dealt Unprecedented Blows to US
DID Press: An Israeli political analyst has claimed that Iran has dealt the heaviest blows to United States in modern history, arguing that Tehran’s intelligence capabilities provide comprehensive surveillance of US military assets across the region. Alon Mizrahi, an Israeli…
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Ex-Afghan Attorney General: Yeftal Seizure Exposes Limits of Taliban Rule
DID Press: Former Afghan Attorney General Farid Hamidi says the temporary loss of Taliban control over Yeftal-e Payin district in Badakhshan highlights the fragility of the group’s claim to nationwide authority, arguing that “power built on force and monopoly cannot…
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Durrani: Armed Groups Block Taliban Recognition
DID Press: Former Pakistan Special Representative for Afghanistan Asif Durrani has warned that the continued presence of armed groups operating from Afghan territory remains a major obstacle to international recognition of the Taliban administration and is prolonging Kabul’s political isolation.…
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