Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Futsal Team Begins Training Camp in Tehran
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national futsal team has begun a 15-day training camp in Tehran as part of preparations for the six-nation tournament in Brazil. Afghanistan has been drawn in Group B alongside Peru and Japan. The tournament is scheduled to…
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Taliban Close Several Shia Religious and Cultural Centers in Kabul
DID Press: Local sources say the Taliban have closed several religious, cultural and educational centers associated with Afghanistan’s Shia community in western Kabul, including the Resalat Seminary, Tebyan Cultural Center. According to the sources, Taliban forces recently sealed the Resalat…
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Taliban Defense Ministry Accuses Pakistan of Seeking to Destabilize Region
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Defense has accused Pakistani forces of training and deploying armed individuals and urged regional countries to remain vigilant against what it described as a Pakistani “project to destabilize the region.” In a statement, the…
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Iran Allows Migrant Children With Incomplete Documents to Enroll in Schools
DID Press: Nader Yarahmadi, head of Iran’s Foreign Nationals and Migrants Affairs Center at the Ministry of Interior, said children whose parents hold valid residency in Iran can enroll in schools even if their residency documents are incomplete. He said…
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KP Chief Minister Calls for Border Reopening and Renewed Engagement with Kabul
DID Press: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has criticized Pakistan’s policy toward Afghanistan, calling for renewed engagement with Kabul, the reopening of border crossings and a change in previous policies to promote peace and reduce insecurity. Afridi criticized Islamabad’s…
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Taliban Reports 28 Killed, 32 Arrested in Nuristan Operation
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry says 28 members of Daesh and what it described as “evil and corruption” elements were killed and 32 others arrested during a security operation in Nuristan province. According to the ministry, the operation was conducted…
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UN Agencies Allocate $1.7 Million to Support Afghan Women Entrepreneurs
DID Press: UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women have announced a $1.7 million financial package to support around 1,500 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan over the next year. Under the initiative, approximately 1,500 women entrepreneurs are expected to benefit from…
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Taliban: More Than 4 Million Jeribs of Land Reclaimed in Four Years
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice says more than 4 million jeribs of land across the country have been identified as state-owned and reclaimed over the past four years, including land belonging to 49 townships in 14 provinces. Barakatullah Rasouli,…
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Afghanistan Issues Electronic ID Cards to 18.3 Million Citizens
DID Press: Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Statistics and Information has announced that nearly 18.3 million citizens have received electronic national identity cards since the distribution process began. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Taliban-run authority said 827,060 electronic ID…
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Nearly 600 Jeribs of Land in Mazar-e-Sharif Declared State Property
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that nearly 600 jeribs of land belonging to the “Khatam al-Anbia Project” in District 12 of Mazar-e-Sharif have been declared state-owned property by a special court handling cases involving allegedly usurped land.…
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