Afghanistan
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Ata Mohammad Noor: Handing Over Bagram to US Means “Selling Our Land”
DID Press: Ata Mohammad Noor, leader of Afghanistan’s Jamiat-e Islami Party, has taken a strong stance in response to discussions about Bagram Air Base and the possibility of handing it over to the United States. In a post on X…
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Bagram: Trump’s Latest Gamble in Afghanistan
DID Press: Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump once again drew global attention to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan with a series of controversial remarks. Emphasizing Washington’s determination to retake the strategic base, Trump claimed that its proximity to China’s…
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Afghanistani Student Wins Gold at Iran’s Medical Sciences Olympiad
DID Press: Mahdya Ehsani, an Afghanistani student at Qom University of Medical Sciences, has won a gold medal in medical ethics at the 17th National Olympiad for Medical Sciences Students in Iran, setting a historic record for her university. According…
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Internet Slowdown Disrupts Daily Life in Kabul
DID Press: As fiber-optic services remain suspended in several provinces of Afghanistan, Kabul residents are also experiencing severe disruptions in internet connectivity. The outage affecting fiber services in ten provinces, coupled with a sharp slowdown in Kabul, has triggered frustration…
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Trump Warns Taliban: “If Bagram Is Not Returned, Bad Things Will Happen”
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has once again stressed the need for Washington to retake Bagram Air Base, issuing a stark warning that if Taliban refused to hand it over, they would face serious consequences. “If Afghanistan does not…
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Poll: Afghanistan People Strongly Oppose US Return to Bagram Air Base
DID Press: An overwhelming majority of respondents view U.S. president’s Donald Trump’s remarks on retaking Bagram Air Base as an act of interference and a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty. According to a new online poll conducted by DID Press, 72…
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Gold Prices in Kabul See Limited Fluctuations
DID Press: gold market in Kabul experienced minor fluctuations on Saturday, 29 Sunbula 1404, reflecting a slowdown in buying and selling in recent days. Following relative stability in exchange rates, gold prices were traded with only slight changes. Market vendors…
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Taliban Government Begins Pension Payments for Retirees of Seven State Institutions
DID Press: Ministry of Finance of the Taliban caretaker government has released a schedule for the disbursement of pensions to retirees from seven government institutions. According to the ministry, the distribution process, which began on (August 23), is ongoing. Pensions…
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Afghanistan Futsal Team Defeats Maldives 10–1 in Asian Cup Qualifiers
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national futsal team opened its campaign in the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers with a resounding 10–1 victory over the Maldives. The match, played on Saturday, September 29, marked Afghanistan’s first appearance in the qualifying rounds,…
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Bagram: New Battleground of US–China Rivalry in Afghanistan
DID Press: Bagram Air Base, once the centerpiece of America’s military presence in Afghanistan, has now emerged as a focal point of geopolitical competition between Washington and Beijing, even as the Taliban caretaker government has categorically rejected any return of…
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