Afghanistan
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Famed Balkh Poet Clarifies Detention by Taliban Intelligence
DID Press: After being released, Sayed Sikandar Hussaini Bamdad, a renowned poet from Balkh province and head of the Ferdowsi Library in Mazar-i-Sharif, who was previously detained by the Taliban government’s intelligence agency, announced on Facebook that his detention was…
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Taliban: Combating Administrative Corruption our Top Priority
DID Press: Hamdullah Fetrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Taliban government, said fighting administrative corruption is at the top of the government’s agenda, and over the past four years, the level of corruption has been reduced to a minimum. The government…
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Vegetable Oil Factory Worth $2M Opens in Nangarhar
DID Press: A new vegetable oil factory, “Al-Me’yar,” has been inaugurated in Nangarhar province with an investment of $2 million. The facility has been established for processing oilseeds and has a daily production capacity of up to 200 tons. Factory…
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Powerful Blast Near Taliban Base in Panjshir Sparks Suspicion of Drone Attack
DID Press: A powerful explosion has struck northern Panjshir province. Local sources reporting the possible use of small drones near a major Taliban base. Residents say the blast occurred close to a Taliban compound in the village of Manjinsto, raising…
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Taliban Redeploys 2,000 Troops from Panjshir to Helmand, Badakhshan
DID Press: Taliban government has moved more than 2,000 Ministry of Defense troops from Panjshir to the northern province of Badakhshan and southern Helmand, IRAF reports. The redeployment comes amid rising tensions with Pakistan, unrest in Badakhshan, and the killing…
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1.8M Afghan Migrants Return from Iran Amid Tightened Border Controls
DID Press: Following intensified border control measures in eastern Iran, Iranian authorities have reported that over 1.8 million Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan via the Dogharun–Islam Qala border crossing in recent months. Amirullah Shamqadri, Deputy for Security in the…
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Night Raid: Pakistani Police Storm Afghan Migrants’ Homes in Rawalpindi
DID Press: Pakistan police carried out a nighttime raid on the homes of Afghan migrants in the Faisal Town neighbourhood — an operation that has sparked a fresh wave of fear and protest among the Afghan migrant community, According to…
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Kabul, Tehran Push to Expand Academic Cooperation
DID Press: Acting Minister of Higher Education of the Taliban government made an official trip to Iran, visiting universities and religious centers in Qom province. During meetings with academic officials, both sides emphasized strengthening educational cooperation, exchanging academic experiences, and…
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Khurram: US Eyes Afghanistan as Geopolitical Tool to Contain China
DID Press: Abdul Karim Khurram, former minister and chief of staff to former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, commented on the new U.S. security strategy, saying that the absence of Afghanistan’s name in the document does not mean the country is…
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Afghan Cities Launch 436M-Afghani Urban Projects across 4 Provinces
DID Press: Municipal administrations of Kunduz, Mehtarlam (Laghman Province), Charikar (Parwan Province), and Bamyan have implemented urban development projects totaling 436.156 million Afghanis during the current solar year. According to the Department of Municipal Affairs, Kunduz Municipality has undertaken 23…
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