Afghanistan
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Poll: September 11 Attacks Brought Major Strategic Gains for US
DID Press: A new survey conducted by DID Press suggests that a large majority of respondents believe September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ultimately delivered significant political, economic, and military benefits to the United States, despite their human and financial toll.…
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Iran Delivers 68 Tons of Aid to Afghanistan Quake Victims
DID Press: Iran has delivered a new consignment of humanitarian aid to victims of the recent earthquake in Dara-e Noor district of eastern Nangarhar province, Afghanistan officials confirmed. The shipment, weighing 68 tons, includes flour, rice, cooking oil, tents, blankets…
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Deadly Afghanistan Quake Was ‘Divine Warning’ against Taliban, Says ISKP
DID Press: Islamic State’s Khorasan branch (ISKP) issued a provocative statement linking the recent deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan to the Taliban’s campaign against its fighters, describing the disaster as a “divine warning” against the de facto rulers. In a…
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Pakistan Begins Arresting Afghanistani Migrants in Quetta
DID Press: Pakistani police began detaining Afghanistani migrants in Quetta city as the legal residency period for many refugees expires, raising fears of mass deportations and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. According to informed sources, police in the Spinny…
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September 11 and 24 Years of Failed US Policy in Afghanistan
DID Press: While the world marks September 11 and remembers the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, Afghanistan people cannot forget how the day once again brought devastation to their country. Al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon…
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Taliban Envoy Urges Qatar to Address Afghanistani Children’s Education
DID Press: Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, Taliban caretaker government’s envoy to Qatar, met with Hamad Al-Maliki, senior official at Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education, to discuss urgent measures for Afghanistani children residing in Doha. The meeting focused on educational…
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Taliban Make Burqa Compulsory for Women in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Department for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has made burqa mandatory for women in Kandahar province, and prohibited shopkeepers from selling goods to women who do not comply, reported local sources. Officials reportedly instructed shopkeepers…
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Tashkent, Beijing Stress Regional Cooperation on Afghanistan Reconstruction
DID Press: Ismatullah Irgashov, Uzbekistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with Yu Xiaoyong, China’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, to discuss the reconstruction of the country. The two sides closely reviewed the current situation in Afghanistan in light of rapidly evolving…
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Relocating Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital: Systematic Discrimination against West of Kabul?
DID Press: Taliban’s recent decision to relocate Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital from Dasht-e-Barchi in western Kabul to “Arzan Qeemat” area in the east has sparked accusations of systematic discrimination in public service distribution. Officials have repeatedly claimed that their healthcare…
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Pakistan’s Defense Minister: Taliban Celebrate With the Blood of Our Sons
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has launched a sharp criticism of Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities following a recent suicide attack on a security forces base near the Afghan border, calling the Taliban “terrorists.” “The terrorist Taliban are celebrating…
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