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Pakistan Says It Intercepted 23 Drones from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan in September, raising concerns about the growing use of unmanned aircraft amid escalating clashes between Islamabad and the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. According to a report by France…
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Woman Gives Birth Outside MSF Hospital in Afghanistan’s Khost Province
DID Press: A pregnant woman gave birth outside a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province on Wednesday, 22 Mizan, according to local sources. Taliban authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident. According to…
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Anti-Government Protests in Albania Leave Government Buildings Ablaze
DID Press: Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in Tirana, the capital of Albania, during anti-government demonstrations that saw several government buildings set on fire. The clashes left 14 police officers injured and resulted in the arrest of 35…
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More Than 70% of Aircraft Relocated From Riyadh Airport Amid Yemeni Attacks
DID Press: Airlines have relocated a large proportion of their aircraft from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following escalating attacks by Yemeni forces on Saudi Arabia. According to flight-tracking data, the number of aircraft at the airport fell from…
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Pakistan: PTI Leader Directs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, political adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that Murad Saeed, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is in Afghanistan and is directing the affairs of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government from there. Speaking on…
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Five Killed, 15 Injured in Collision on Kabul–Kandahar Highway
DID Press: Five people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a 580 passenger bus and a trailer truck in Azam Kala area of Daman district in southern Kandahar province, local sources said. The accident occurred at…
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OIC to Discuss Afghanistan Crisis at Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Baghdad
DID Press: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, alongside the crises in Yemen and Sudan and other regional developments, at the 52nd session of its Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, Iraq,…
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Reuters: Ansarullah Attack Causes Extensive Damage at Saudi Aramco Headquarters
DID Press: Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran sustained extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday evening, with a fire spreading across several floors of the building, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the incident. Despite…
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Taliban Vows to Keep Pakistan Border Crossings Closed Until Afghan Demands Are Met
DID Press: Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, deputy minister for publications at the Taliban-run Ministry of Information and Culture, has said border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan will remain closed until the demands of the Afghan people are met. Farahi made the…
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Iranian Cultural Attaché Calls for Broader Cultural and Economic Cooperation With Afghanistan
DID Press: Seyed Rouhollah Hosseini, cultural attaché at Iran’s Embassy in Kabul, has highlighted the potential of Abu Hanifa Exhibition to strengthen cultural, artistic and economic cooperation and expand relations between Iran and Afghanistan. According to the public relations office…
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