Afghanistan
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UN Urges Immediate End to Taliban–Pakistan Border Clashes
DID Press: Volker Türk called on the parties involved in the escalating border tensions to immediately halt the violence. Expressing concern over the rising clashes between the Taliban and the government of Pakistan, the UN human rights chief warned that…
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Pakistan Shelling Hits Civilian House in Afghanistan
DID Press: Local sources in Khost Province reported that Pakistani forces targeted civilian houses in a border area of the province. According to Mustaghfar Gurbaz, spokesman for the Khost governor’s office, Pakistani troops struck residential homes belonging to civilians in…
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Top Muslim Scholar Issues Fatwa Urging Afghanistan–Pakistan Truce
DID Press: Prominent Islamic scholar Ali al-Qaradaghi, Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, has issued a fatwa calling for an immediate halt to hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, Qaradaghi…
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Taliban–Pakistan Border Clashes Intensify
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Defense announced that its forces captured a large Pakistani military outpost in the Shorabak district of Kandahar Province during an operation named “Radd al-Zulm,” amid escalating tensions along the Durand Line. According to the ministry,…
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Pakistan-Taliban Border Clashes Intensify Amid Conflicting Claims
DID Press: Pakistan Army announced that, as part of its ongoing “Ghadhab Lil-Haq” operation, it targeted Taliban positions and the so-called “Fitna al-Khawarij” along the Kurram region border strip. Pakistani security sources reported that several checkpoints and Taliban encampments were…
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Taliban Arrest Vendors Over Price Gouging and Hoarding
DID Press: Maulvi Saif-ur-Islam Khyber, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, announced that several vendors across multiple provinces, including Kabul, have been arrested for arbitrarily setting prices and hoarding food supplies. Authorities…
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Taliban PM Expresses Condolences to Iran over Supreme Leader’s Martyrdom
DID Press: Molavi Mohammad Hassan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Taliban government, sent an official condolence message to Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, following the Martyrdom of Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei. In his message, Akhund expressed sympathy with the Iranian…
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Munir: Ties Peace with Afghanistan to Taliban Halting Terrorist Support
DID Press: Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander of the Pakistan Army, stated that lasting peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan will only be achievable if the Taliban government ceases support for terrorist groups.…
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Over 250 Afghan Nationals Arrested in Karachi
DID Press: Pakistani authorities reported that during recent security operations in Karachi, more than 250 Afghan nationals residing illegally in the city were detained. According to reports, the detainees were apprehended from multiple districts, including City, East, and South. Specifically,…
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66,000 Civilians Displaced by Pakistan-Taliban Clashes in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Reports from eastern Afghanistan indicate that intensified airstrikes by Pakistan and ongoing border clashes with Taliban forces have triggered a new wave of forced displacement. The unrest has primarily affected areas along the Durand Line in eastern provinces…
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