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Taliban Set to Sign Major Energy Investment Agreements with Azizi Energy
DID Press: Taliban administration’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs has announced plans to sign major investment agreements with private company Azizi Energy covering natural gas extraction, coal mining and electricity generation. The agreements are aimed at developing Afghanistan’s energy…
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Diesel Prices Surge 67% as Iran War Becomes Challenge for Trump Ahead of Midterms
DID Press: As the US approaches its midterm congressional elections, diesel prices have surged by approximately 67% over the past eight months amid the war against Iran, reaching $6.35 per gallon.Measures introduced by Donald Trump’s administration, including the release of…
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13-Member Afghan Business Delegation Visits Iran to Expand Trade Ties
DID Press: A 13-member delegation of Afghan traders and industrialists has travelled to Iran to expand economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The visit was made at the invitation of the Iran-Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and in coordination…
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Taliban Introduces Digital Payments for Transport Service Fees Across Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation has launched a nationwide electronic payment system for transport service fees, aiming to reduce cash transactions and improve oversight of revenue collection. More than 40,000 drivers have so far opened bank accounts…
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Qatar and Norway’s Ambassadors Hold Talks on Afghanistan
DID Press: Qatar’s ambassador to Afghanistan has met with Norway’s ambassador to Pakistan and non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan to discuss issues of mutual interest. The Qatari Embassy in Kabul said in a statement on Tuesday, November 3, that Mirzaf bin…
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UNSC Grants Taliban Intelligence Chief Travel Exemption for Medical Treatment in UAE
DID Press: UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee has granted a temporary exemption from the travel ban to Mullah Abdul Haq Wasiq, the Taliban’s director general of intelligence, to travel to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for…
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Russian Airstrike Hits Aid Center in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Killing 26, 27 Missing
DID Press: At least 26 people have been killed and 27 others reported missing following a Russian airstrike on a humanitarian aid distribution center in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Al Jazeera reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the center was located…
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OCHA: More Than 9 Million People Receive Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 9.3 million people in Afghanistan received humanitarian assistance between January and August 2026, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says. OCHA announced that approximately 9.3 million people across Afghanistan benefited from humanitarian…
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France Begins Technical Talks with Taliban on Deporting Afghan Migrants
DID Press: France has begun technical discussions with Taliban officials on returning Afghan migrants who do not have legal residency status, the country’s interior minister has announced. Laurent Nuñez, France’s interior minister, told parliament on Monday: “We are trying to…
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Faiq Calls for Women and Youth to Help Shape Afghanistan’s Future
DID Press: The acting representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations has expressed concern over the exclusion of women and young people from education, employment and social participation, stressing that both groups must play an active role in decisions concerning…
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