Afghanistan
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Taliban Make Burqa Compulsory for Women in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Department for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has made burqa mandatory for women in Kandahar province, and prohibited shopkeepers from selling goods to women who do not comply, reported local sources. Officials reportedly instructed shopkeepers…
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Tashkent, Beijing Stress Regional Cooperation on Afghanistan Reconstruction
DID Press: Ismatullah Irgashov, Uzbekistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with Yu Xiaoyong, China’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, to discuss the reconstruction of the country. The two sides closely reviewed the current situation in Afghanistan in light of rapidly evolving…
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Relocating Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital: Systematic Discrimination against West of Kabul?
DID Press: Taliban’s recent decision to relocate Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital from Dasht-e-Barchi in western Kabul to “Arzan Qeemat” area in the east has sparked accusations of systematic discrimination in public service distribution. Officials have repeatedly claimed that their healthcare…
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Pakistan’s Defense Minister: Taliban Celebrate With the Blood of Our Sons
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has launched a sharp criticism of Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities following a recent suicide attack on a security forces base near the Afghan border, calling the Taliban “terrorists.” “The terrorist Taliban are celebrating…
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Afghanistan to Import 600,000 Tons of Food from Kazakhstan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce, under the Taliban administration, said Afghanistan companies have signed agreements with Kazakhstan’s National Food Company to purchase 600,000 tons of basic food supplies, including flour, wheat and oilseeds such as flax and…
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Supervisory Teams Formed to Monitor House Rents in Kabul
DID Press: Barkatullah Rasouli, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, announced the formation of joint local supervisory teams tasked with monitoring house rents across Kabul. According to a statement released Wednesday (September 10, 2025), these teams…
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Afghanistan Secures Dominant Victory Over Hong Kong in 2025 Asia Cup
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national cricket team delivered a commanding performance in their opening match of 2025 Asia Cup, defeating Hong Kong by a convincing margin of 94 runs. With outstanding efforts in both batting and bowling, Afghanistan side showcased its…
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Senior Afghanistani Shia Figures Welcome Taliban’s Initiatives to Address Internal Divisions
DID Press: Mohammad Abdul Kabir, Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan’s caretaker government, met with a group of prominent Shia scholars and community leaders to discuss national unity and the reintegration of returnees. During the meeting, Abdul Kabir…
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Taliban Orders Civil Servants to Study Religious Lessons Focused on “Jihad”
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has issued a written directive requiring all government employees to study religious lessons centered on “jihad” and sit for related examinations. The order also includes strict guidelines…
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UK Envoy Voices Concern Over Taliban’s Suppression of Afghanistani Women
DID Press: United Kingdom’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council has expressed concern over mounting restrictions on women in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban’s acting government to lift its bans on women’s rights. Speaking at the Council’s 60th session,…
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