Afghanistan
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Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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UN: Food Inflation in Afghanistan Reaches 8.2%
DID Press: Inflationary pressures in Afghanistan have intensified, with overall inflation reaching 7.8% in May and food inflation rising to 8.2%, according to a new United Nations report. The report points to growing economic and livelihood pressures on Afghan households.…
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Taliban: Pakistani Military Post Near Spin Boldak Destroyed
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry said Pakistani forces fired toward Afghan territory near Spin Boldak, prompting Afghan forces to target and destroy a Pakistani military post in the area. In a statement, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Defense Ministry,…
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Pakistan Claims 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Border Clash
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, while Kabul has rejected the account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Pakistan’s Ministry…
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Chabahar–Zahedan Railway Track Laying Completed, Afghanistan Closer to Open Waters
DID Press: The track-laying operation on Iran’s Chabahar–Zahedan railway has been completed, with the project now entering preparations for operation. The development could strengthen Afghanistan’s access to Chabahar port and international waters if the necessary rail connections are completed. Iranian…
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Pakistan Hits Taliban Leader Akhundzada’s House in Kandahar
DID Press: Local sources in Kandahar say Pakistani fighter jets carried out an airstrike early Thursday morning on the residence of Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, in the ninth district of Kandahar city. According to local sources cited…
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Pakistan Hits Three Afghanistan Provinces; Blast Near Taliban Leader’s Residence
DID Press: Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes early Thursday on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces, while local sources reported an explosion near the reported residence of Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in Kandahar. According to preliminary reports,…
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Pakistan Urges Inclusive Political Process in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stressed the need for continued international attention to Afghanistan and called for steps to facilitate the country’s integration into the international community. Speaking at a meeting of the Organization…
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OIC Reaffirms Continued Support for Afghanistan People
DID Press: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Afghanistan held a meeting on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss the latest humanitarian and development situation in…
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Afghanistan Falls to 157th in Global Positive Peace Index
DID Press: Afghanistan has fallen to 157th place out of 163 countries in the latest Positive Peace Index released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). According to the report, Afghanistan scored 4.19 out of 5, placing it among…
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