Afghanistan
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Washington Warns Kabul: Detaining US Citizens Follows Heavy Price
DID Press: Publishing a new executive order, U.S. diplomatic mission for Afghanistan in Qatar, warned against detention of American citizens abroad, stressing that using U.S. nationals as tools of political pressure will carry a heavy price for the governments and…
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UN: Child Marriage and Maternal Deaths Rising in Afghanistan
DID Press: Four years after the Taliban’s return to power, the situation of Afghanistani women and girls has reached its most critical point, with early and forced marriages on the rise, maternal mortality increasing, and women’s access to education and…
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India, Iran Conferred on Chabahar Port Development
DID Press: National security advisors from Iran and India emphasized strengthening bilateral cooperation and developing strategic Chabahar Port during a recent phone call. The port serves as a vital corridor for New Delhi to access Afghanistan and Central Asia and…
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Afghanistan Plays Key Role in Pakistan-Russia Transit Route
DID Press: Russia’s Ministry of Transport announced that a trial train will run in October from Karachi in southern Pakistan to Moscow and Minsk, with part of the route passing through Afghanistan via transit road. Russian officials said the initiative…
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“Peace and Freedom” Movement Formed in US to Oppose Taliban Rule
DID Press: A group of Afghanistani political and civil society activists in the United States have launched a movement called Peace and Freedom aimed at countering Taliban rule through nonviolent political struggle and raising awareness of the human rights situation…
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Silk Bridge Reopens Between Afghanistan and Iran to Facilitate Trade, Transit
DID Press: A delegation from Afghanistan’s Nimroz Province, led by Hamed Ebrahim, head of the provincial governor’s office, met with officials from Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province at Milak border crossing, where the two sides agreed to reopen the Silk…
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Week after Deadly Quake, Caretaker Government’s Army Chief Visits Kunar
DID Press: Fasihuddin Fitrat, Taliban caretaker government’s chief of army staff, traveled to Kunar Province on Saturday, September 6, one week after the devastating earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan. During the visit, he distributed more than 10 million Afghanis in…
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Poll: People Demands Transparency and Foreign Aid in Quake Relief Efforts
DID Press: Following a devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, a new poll conducted by DID Press reveals that the public’s top priorities are securing greater international assistance and ensuring transparency in its distribution—two demands they believe can transform the relief…
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Pakistan Blocks Taliban FM Planned Trip to India
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban caretaker government, canceled his planned visit to India on August 26 after failing to secure a UN Security Council sanctions exemption. Informed sources suggest that Pakistan, as chair of the…
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Reuters: Eastern Afghanistan Among Deadliest Earthquake-Prone Regions
DID Press: Reuters highlighted eastern Afghanistan as one of the most earthquake-prone areas on the planet, publishing an analytical map based on data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The map marks every earthquake of magnitude 5.0 or greater…
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