Afghanistan
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Two Afghanistani Interpreters Once Aiding US Forces Now Detained in US
DID Press: U.S. Department of Homeland Security has detained two Afghanistani nationals who previously served as interpreters for American military forces in Afghanistan. The arrests occurred in the states of Connecticut and California. According to a report published by The…
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Guterres Signs Agreement to Establish Sustainable Development Center for Central Asia and Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres signed an agreement today, Sunday, 3 August, during his visit to Kazakhstan, to establish a Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan. The purpose of this center is to accelerate…
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Joint Iran-Afghanistan Exhibition: Major Step Toward Multi-Billion Dollar Investments
DID Press: The first joint exhibition between Iran and Afghanistan, aimed at expanding economic cooperation and attracting multi-billion dollar investments, is scheduled to be held in Birjand city in early October. The head of Afghanistan’s International Exhibition Organization, Mohammad Sadeq…
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Rights of Foreign Nationals our Priority, Says Iran’s Migration Authority
DID Press: Head of Iran’s Center for Foreign Nationals and Migrants underlined the urgent need to establish the National Migration Organization. Nader YarAhmadi, head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Migrants at Iran’s Ministry of Interior, recently stressed the…
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UN: $539M Needed for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: World Food Programme (WFP) announced it urgently need $539 million in funding to support millions of people in Afghanistan over the next six months. In its latest report, WFP warned that the hunger crisis in Afghanistan is worsening…
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Abdul Latif Nazari: Afghanistan’s Economy Independent from International Aid
DID Press: In response to a recent report by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy said the country’s economy is not dependent on foreign aid. Abdul Latif Nazari, the Technical Deputy Minister for…
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German Green Party: Taliban Regime Should Not Be Recognized
DID Press: Omid Nouripour, Vice President of the German Parliament and a member of the Green Party, has warned that the ongoing process of deporting Afghanistani refugees from Germany, along with the German government’s contacts with the Taliban’s caretaker government,…
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Taliban Caretaker Government Honors National Wushu Champions
DID Press: Mohammad Taha Isaqi and Ahmad Naveed Akbari, two members of the national Wushu team, who achieved three medals at the Asian Championship in China, were welcomed by officials of the Taliban caretaker government in Kabul on Saturday, August…
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Expansion of Educational and Cultural Cooperation Between Afghanistan and Turkey
DID Press: In a meeting between the Governor of Herat and the Turkish Consul General, both sides emphasized the importance of expanding educational and cultural cooperation between Afghanistan and Turkey. Following the meeting between the Turkish Consul General and Noor…
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Transfer of Authority for Expelling Afghanistani Migrants to Border Provinces; Khorasan Razavi Takes Direct Responsibility
DID Press: In a new decision, the authority to make decisions regarding the expulsion of Afghanistani migrants has been transferred to Iran’s eastern provinces, including Khorasan Razavi. This move, according to local officials, has “removed the burden of managing migration”…
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