Afghanistan
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Iranian Delegation Stresses Expansion of Economic Ties With Afghanistan
DID Press: Dr. Mohsen Zanganeh, head of the Iranian delegation in Kabul, has highlighted Afghanistan’s economic potential and prospects for growth, saying the country could experience one of the region’s strongest economic expansions over the next 10 years. Zanganeh, head…
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Russia: Western Intervention Is a Major Cause of Instability in the Middle East
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has blamed Western countries for what he described as instability and escalating crises in the Middle East, warning that their intervention in regional affairs could have serious consequences. Lavrov said Western countries’ overt…
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Taliban Foreign Ministry: ICC Has No Legitimacy or Jurisdiction
DID Press: Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has rejected the latest action by the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the court and its decisions concerning Afghanistan as lacking legitimacy and jurisdiction. The ministry’s spokesperson said Afghanistan is an independent country and that…
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Taliban Agriculture Minister Arrives in Uzbekistan for International Food Security Forum
DID Press: Taliban Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Attaullah Omari has arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to attend an international forum on food security and sustainable development. Omari is visiting Uzbekistan at the official invitation of the…
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Taliban Urges Russia to Increase Investment in Afghanistan’s Energy and Mining Sectors
DID Press: Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on Russia to increase investment in Afghanistan’s energy and mining sectors, as Kabul and Moscow seek to expand economic cooperation. Muttaqi made the remarks during a meeting with Russian…
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Lavrov: Taliban-Pakistan Dispute Should Not Become a “Tragedy”
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the dispute between the Taliban and Pakistan and the failure to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting as an “unpleasant” development, but said it should not be turned…
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Hekmatyar: Political Change in Afghanistan Is “Inevitable and Near”
DID Press: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e Islami Afghanistan, says political change in Afghanistan is “inevitable and near,” urging Afghans to prepare for what he described as “positive change” and arguing that the country’s political future should be determined by…
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Afghanistan to Equip All Rural Taxis With GPS
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has announced the start of a program to equip all rural and intercity taxis with GPS tracking systems. The ministry said it has signed a contract with a private company to…
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Amnesty International Urges Focus on Rights of Afghanistan Minorities
DID Press: Amnesty International has welcomed the adoption of a new UN Human Rights Council resolution on Afghanistan and called for particular attention to the rights and situation of the country’s ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. The rights group has…
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UNDP: Afghanistan’s Opium Production Has Fallen by 95%
DID Press: Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says opium production in Afghanistan has fallen by 95 percent following the ban imposed by the Taliban on poppy cultivation and drug trafficking. Speaking to Foreign Policy,…
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