Afghanistan
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China Seeks to Boost Trade and Investment in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that Nuruddin Azizi met with China’s special representative Yoshiao Yong to discuss expanding trade relations and investment opportunities. Azizi highlighted that Afghanistan offers a secure environment for investment and invited Chinese…
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Uzbekistan Lifts Tariffs on 14 Afghan Goods to Boost Trade
DID Press: Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan, removing customs tariffs on 14 key Afghan products. The deal also includes phytosanitary facilitation for Afghan agricultural goods and broader support for exporters. Officials say the…
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China Urges De-escalation in Afghanistan–Pakistan Tensions
DID Press: Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, expressed concern over rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan during a phone call with Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s foreign minister. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang stressed…
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Pakistan Denies Sending Delegation to Kabul for Talks with Taliban
DID Press: Officials in Pakistan rejected reports that a government delegation was sent to Kabul for negotiations with the Taliban administration in Afghanistan. According to official sources, claims circulating on social media that a three-member Pakistani delegation traveled to Kabul…
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Taliban Assess Torkham Market Damage, Promise Aid to Traders
DID Press: Authorities from the Taliban administration have completed an initial assessment of damage to shops and commercial markets in the border town of Torkham following fires reportedly triggered by attacks by Pakistani forces. Local officials in Nangarhar Province said…
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Afghanistan’s UN Envoy Says Taliban Policies Deepening National Crisis
DID Press: Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Afghanistan’s acting representative to the United Nations, told the United Nations Security Council that the policies of the Taliban administration have worsened the country’s humanitarian, economic, and social crises. Speaking during a Security Council session,…
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Taliban Reject US Claim of ‘Wrongful Detentions’
DID Press: Foreign ministry of the Taliban government rejected a recent decision by the United States to place Afghanistan on its list of states accused of wrongful detentions, calling the move regrettable and unrealistic. In an official statement, the ministry…
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US Envoy Accuses Taliban of Using ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
DID Press: Mike Waltz, US representative at the UNSC, has accused the Taliban of using “hostage diplomacy” by detaining foreign nationals and restricting the rights of Afghan citizens. Speaking during a Security Council session on the situation in Afghanistan, Waltz…
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US War Chief: Washington’s Afghanistan Plans Were Unrealistic
DID Press: Pete Hegseth, US secretary of War, said that Washington’s efforts to rebuild Afghanistan and transform it into a Western-style democracy were unrealistic from the outset. Reflecting on the experience of the war in Afghanistan, Hegseth said the United…
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Pakistani Delegation Arrives in Kabul for Talks with Taliban
DID Press: A three-member delegation from Pakistan has arrived in Kabul to discuss ways to reduce tensions and resolve recent disputes with the Taliban government. Amid ongoing border tensions and security concerns between Islamabad and Kabul, the delegation is scheduled…
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