Afghanistan
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Sindh High Court Suspends Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students Until Sept. 29
DID Press: Sindh High Court has suspended a directive requiring Afghan medical students in Pakistan to return to Afghanistan until the next hearing on Sept. 29, providing interim relief to students facing expulsion. The ruling followed petitions by Afghan students,…
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Afghanistan’s Road Network Exceeds 245,000 km, Taliban Statistics Office Says
DID Press: Afghanistan’s total road network has been estimated at more than 245,000 km for the first time, according to findings released by the Taliban-run General Directorate of Statistics and Information. The assessment found that 18,241 km, or 7.4%, of…
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UN: Justice Remains Elusive for Most Civilian Victims of Afghanistan War
DID Press: United Nations says most civilians who were victims of the Afghanistan war between 2001 and 2021 have yet to receive justice, reparations or even adequate recognition of the suffering they endured. The UN said many victims and their…
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Kazakhstan Invites Afghan Sports Teams for Training Programs and Friendly Matches
DID Press: Kazakhstan has invited Afghan athletes and sports teams to travel to the country for training camps and friendly matches as the two sides seek to expand sports cooperation, according to Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Olympic, Physical Education and…
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Achakzai: Afghans, Iraqis Have Paid the Highest Price for Foreign Intervention
DID Press: Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, has strongly criticized Western policies in Afghanistan and Iraq, saying the people of both countries have borne the greatest costs of war and foreign intervention and warning that…
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Intimidation and Appeasement: Taliban’s Power Game with Afghanistan’s Shiite Community
DID Press: Recent actions by the Taliban authorities in Kabul — ranging from the sealing and seizure of Shiite religious, educational and media institutions to the detention and subsequent rapid release of prominent religious and community figures — reveal a…
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Taliban Detain at Least 20 Women and Girls in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban officials from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained at least 20 women and girls in the Taimani area of Kabul, according to reports. Several of the detained women said they were…
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CIA Files Reveal Taliban Warned bin Laden After 1999 Hijacking
DID Press: Declassified documents released by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) show that the Taliban warned Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, to strengthen his security following the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 in 1999. The information…
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Muttaqi Calls Afghan Girls’ Education Ban “Really a Problem”
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, has acknowledged that the exclusion of Afghan girls from secondary and higher education is “really a problem,” saying the Taliban government will review the issue. Muttaqi claimed that the human rights…
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From War on Terror to Tactical Engagement: The 25-Year Legacy of 9/11 in Afghanistan
DID Press: Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, a review of the U.S. and international coalition’s intervention in Afghanistan presents a picture marked by contradictions, strategic failure and what the author describes as moral irresponsibility. A quarter of…
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