Afghanistan
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Herat’s New $20 Million Passenger Terminal Set to Open Soon
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation says the new major passenger terminal in Herat is expected to be ready for operation within the next two weeks. According to media reports, more than 50% of the construction work…
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Taliban Minister Orders Salang Highway Reconstruction Completed Before Winter
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Minister of Public Works has instructed officials to complete the remaining work on the Salang Highway’s major reconstruction project before the onset of winter. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, major reconstruction work is underway on nine…
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Pakistan Reports 23 Drone Incursions from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistani media have reported that at least 23 drone incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace were recorded in September, prompting responses from Pakistan’s air defence systems and diplomatic protests by Islamabad to Kabul. According to the reports, Pakistan…
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Afghanistan’s Poverty Deepens Amid Decades of War and Restrictive Policies
DID Press: On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Afghanistan’s experience highlights how prolonged conflict, political instability and restrictive policies can deepen poverty and undermine long-term development. Decades of war have damaged the country’s infrastructure, weakened its human…
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Russia Reports Doubling of Trade with Afghanistan, Announces Planned Kabul Visit
DID Press: Russia’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has announced that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk will lead a high-level economic delegation to Afghanistan, following a significant increase in trade between the two countries. Kabulov announced the planned…
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Iran Calls for Fairer International Burden-Sharing for Refugees
DID Press: Iran has called for sustained international financial support and a fairer sharing of responsibility for hosting refugees during a meeting between Iranian officials and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). According to Iran’s state-run IRNA news…
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Afghanistan Beat Peru 3–0 to Top Group B, Reach Futsal Nations Cup Semifinals
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national futsal team defeated Peru 3–0 in their second match of the 2026 Futsal Nations Cup in Brazil, finishing top of Group B and securing a place in the semifinals. Akbar Kazemi, Seyed Morteza Hosseini and Reza…
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Afghanistan Envoy in Russia Accuses Pakistan of Threatening Regional Security
DID Press: Mawlawi Gul Hassan Hassan, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Russia, has accused Pakistan of threatening regional security and stability, arguing that the current security challenges facing the region originate from Pakistan. Speaking at a security conference on Central Asia and…
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Pakistan Rules Out Unconditional Talks with Afghanistan, Demands Security Guarantees
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is willing to hold talks with Afghanistan but ruled out unconditional negotiations, insisting that any agreement must address Islamabad’s security concerns. Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a…
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Five Countries Agree to Advance Trans-Afghan Corridor, CASA Railway Projects
DID Press: Officials from the Taliban authorities, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Iran have held talks in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on expanding the Trans-Afghan Corridor, advancing the Central Asia–South Asia (CASA) railway project, and securing financing and investment for…
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