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Experts Warn Iran’s Afghan Migrant Policy Fuels Systemic Exclusion
DID Press: Tehran this week hosted the 25th expert session of the Rahel Association, focusing on “Afghan Migrants as a Complex Social Issue in Iran.” Experts at the gathering argued that the structural exclusion of Afghan migrants stems from the…
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Pakistan Deploys Drones to Target Poppy Fields in Balochistan
DID Press: Officials in Pakistan’s Balochistan province are turning to drone technology to identify and destroy poppy fields as part of efforts to curb narcotics production in the border region shared with Iran and Afghanistan. With poppy cultivation expanding across…
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Taliban Set Conditions for Reopening Border Crossings with Pakistan
DID Press: Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, said that Afghanistan–Pakistan commercial crossings will only reopen if Islamabad guarantees it will not use these routes to exert political or economic pressure on Kabul. Mujahid said that the prolonged closure…
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UN Warns of Slow Rebuilding in Quake-Hit Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that weeks after the earthquake in northern Afghanistan, reconstruction in many affected areas remains slow, leaving homeless families facing serious risks as winter approaches. In its latest report,…
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Taliban FM Asserts Afghanistan’s Independent Foreign Policy
DID Press: Taliban government’s FM underlined that Kabul manages its foreign relations independently and does not heed Pakistan’s warnings. Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister, emphasized that Afghanistan’s foreign policy is determined by Kabul itself and no country has the…
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Jailing Bamdad: From Cultural Silencing to Int’l Costs for Taliban
DID Press: The arrest of a poet like Sayed Sikandar Hussaini Bamdad signifies the removal of figures who reflect the collective memory and cultural conscience of society. With this action, the Taliban government not only targets critical and independent narratives…
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Palestinian Woman Elected President of Oxford Union
DID Press: Arwa Hanin Elrayess, a student of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, has been elected President of the Oxford Union for the 2026 term. The University’s student-run newspaper Cherwell reported that Arwa won the election with 757 votes, defeating her…
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Israel, Lebanon Enter Direct Negotiations amid Recent Escalations
DID Press: Israel and Lebanon have held direct talks, convened under U.S. mediation following the assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander two weeks ago, For the first time in decades. The meeting — held Wednesday (Dec. 3) in the border…
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Putin Begins India Visit for High-Level Talks, Major Bilateral Agreements
DID Press: Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a two-day official visit to India, which the Kremlin describes as being of “special importance.” The trip will feature some of the most extensive talks between the two countries’ leadership, covering political,…
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3rd Afghan Evacuee Arrested in US on Terrorism Charges Within Week
DID Press: US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Jan Shah Safi, an Afghan evacuated to the US in 2021, has been arrested in Waynesboro, Virginia, on charges of supporting ISIS-K. This marks the third terrorism-related arrest involving Afghan…
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