Afghanistan
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Taliban: Pakistan Strikes on Kunar and Paktika Not Go Unanswered
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, condemned Pakistani military airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Kunar and Paktika provinces, calling them a repetition of what he described as a “war crime.” The “military circle in Pakistan” had carried out attacks…
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Three killed, Several Injured in Pakistan Airstrikes on Kunar
DID Press: At least three people were killed and several others injured following an airstrike by Pakistan on Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan. Local authorities confirmed the attack as tensions escalated between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The airstrike by Pakistan was…
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Kohat: From Terrorist Attack to Escalating Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
DID Press: The deadly attack on a mosque in Kohat, coupled with Pakistan’s official accusations against armed groups based in Afghanistan, has once again brought the security dispute between Kabul and Islamabad to a critical point. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information…
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OIC to Hold Meeting on Afghanistan
DID Press: The Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Afghanistan will meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. OIC announced that its Contact Group on Afghanistan will convene on the sidelines of the…
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Taliban Dismisses Dawat University Leaders, Appoints New Board
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education dismissed the president and administrative officials of Dawat Private University in Kabul and appointed its own team as the university’s new leadership board, reported Hasht-e Subh Daily. Neda Mohammad Nadim, the Taliban’s acting…
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Iran Ready to Supply Afghanistan With Up to 2,000 MW of Electricity
DID Press: Iran is prepared to facilitate the supply of up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Afghanistan, Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said during talks with Mohammad Ahmad Jan Bilal, head of Afghanistan’s General Directorate of State-Owned Enterprises,…
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Taliban Official: Afghanistan Does Not Seek War With Any Neighbor
DID Press: Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, deputy minister for publications affairs at the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Information and Culture, said Afghanistan does not seek war or tensions with any of its neighbors and does not interfere in the internal affairs of…
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Iran, Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Dominate Turkish, Qatari Talks With Taliban
DID Press: The situation in Iran and tensions between Kabul and Islamabad were among the key issues discussed during separate visits by senior Turkish and Qatari security officials to Afghanistan, according to Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani. İbrahim…
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Pakistan: Regional Mediation Efforts With Taliban Have Failed to Ease Tensions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says mediation efforts by regional countries to ease tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration in Kabul have so far failed to produce a breakthrough. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan had engaged…
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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Move to Accelerate 500kV Power Transmission Project
DID Press: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have discussed accelerating work on a 500-kilovolt (kV) electricity transmission project between the two countries, with officials also reviewing the implementation of the TAP project. Mullah Abdul Haq Hamkar, executive director of Da Afghanistan Breshna…
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