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43 Countries Condemn Taliban Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
DID Press: Representatives of 43 countries at the United Nations in New York have expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls and condemned the Taliban’s continued restrictions on their rights, calling for all such measures to be lifted immediately. In…
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The Peoples of Afghanistan: A Story of Coexisting Cultures, Languages and Traditions
DID Press: Afghanistan is a country of remarkable ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural diversity. Its geographical position between Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian subcontinent, as well as its location along historic trade and migration routes, has played…
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Le Figaro: Saudi Arabia Increasingly Isolated in Confrontation With Ansar Allah
DID Press: French newspaper Le Figaro has reported that Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure from Ansar Allah in Yemen while receiving less military and strategic support from some of its regional and international partners. According to the newspaper’s assessment,…
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Amnesty Calls for Global Action to Reopen Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
DID Press: Amnesty International has called on the international community to exert coordinated pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls and end restrictions on the education of women and girls in Afghanistan, marking five years since the…
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Taliban Urges Kabul University Students to Stay Out of Politics
DID Press: Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Taliban’s acting minister of higher education, has told newly admitted students at Kabul University to refrain from political activity and focus entirely on their studies and academic programmes. Speaking at a welcoming ceremony marking…
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Mike Waltz Calls on Taliban to Take Action on Detentions, Terrorism and Rights
DID Press: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the Security Council that the Taliban must take concrete steps rather than make statements if it wants greater international legitimacy, while calling for the release of detained U.S. citizens…
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Pakistan Conditions Reopening of Afghanistan Border on End to Terrorism
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is ready to reopen its border crossings with Afghanistan, restore transit trade and use Afghanistan as a regional connectivity hub, but has conditioned the move on Kabul taking decisive and verifiable action against militant…
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Qatari National Security Council Deputy Meets Taliban Interior Minister in Kabul
DID Press: Hamad bin Khamis Al-Kubaisi, Deputy Secretary of Qatar’s National Security Council, has met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, in Kabul, according to Afghan media reports. The meeting focused on further developing relations between Afghanistan and…
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Geopolitical Analyst: Iran Has Influence Over 3 Strategic Maritime Chokepoints
DID Press: Geopolitical analyst William (Will) Schryver has argued that Iran and its regional allies exert significant influence over three strategically important maritime chokepoints: the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and the Suez Canal. Schryver, in comments on the recent…
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Russia Says 3 Ukrainian Drone Factories Targeted in Overnight Strikes
DID Press: Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces targeted three facilities involved in the production of drones and drone components in the Kyiv region during overnight strikes on Ukraine. According to the ministry, the facilities were involved in manufacturing Ukraine’s…
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