Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Opens National Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment Hospital in Kabul
DID Press: Afghanistan inaugurated its National Specialized Hospital for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Thursday, Jan. 29, in Kabul, in a ceremony attended by the acting Minister of Public Health. The new facility aims to significantly improve care for cancer…
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Afghans Top Asylum Seekers in France as 2025 Applications Surge
DID Press: Tens of thousands of Afghans continue to seek safety and a better future abroad, and recent statistics from France confirm this trend. According to the latest figures from the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless…
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Afghanistan to Face Malaysia in 2026 Asian Futsal Cup
DID Press: Afghanistan national futsal team is set to face Malaysia in their second match of the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup on Friday, Jan 30. The game, scheduled for 2:00 PM Afghanistan time, carries significant weight for both teams,…
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UN OCHA Warns of $190.8m Health Funding Gap for Afghanistan in 2026
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says an estimated 14.4 million people in Afghanistan will require health services in 2026, warning that critical funding is needed to sustain lifesaving care. According to OCHA, humanitarian health…
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Ex-US Officer: Afghanistan War Crimes Were Joint US–NATO Effort
DID Press: A former US Army officer has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that responsibility for actions in Afghanistan lay solely with NATO forces, stressing that military operations and alleged crimes were the result of a joint effort…
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Russia, Taliban Move Toward Structured Defense Cooperation
DID Press: Russian media report that Vasily Ismakov, Russia’s deputy defense minister, met on Wednesday (Jan. 28) in Moscow with Mohammad Farid, the Taliban administration’s deputy defense minister for strategy and policy, to discuss expanding defense cooperation. According to the…
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Taliban Set Up “High Commission” to Combat Drugs in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban administration in Kandahar has announced the establishment of a “High Commission for Combating Drug Trafficking, Production, and Use,” formed by order of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. According to a statement from the Taliban governor’s office, the new…
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US Watchdog SIGAR Shuts Down After 17 Years Overseeing Afghanistan Aid
DID Press: US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has announced it will cease operations at the end of January, bringing to a close 17 years of oversight of American spending and assistance in Afghanistan. Established by the US…
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Hossain Afshar Appointed Head Coach of Afghanistan U-20 Futsal Team
DID Press: Afghanistan Football Federation announced the appointment of Hossain Afshar, an experienced domestic futsal coach, as head coach of the national under-20 futsal team. Afshar, who has been active in Afghan futsal for many years, brings extensive experience from…
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Taliban Declare Objection to Their Laws “Religious Crime”
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that all legislative documents issued by the group are fully based on Islamic Sharia, declaring that any objection to these laws amounts to opposition to Sharia itself. In a statement, the ministry…
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