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More Than 161 Tonnes of Narcotics Destroyed in Afghanistan’s Herat Province
DID Press: Security officials in Afghanistan’s western Herat province say 161 tonnes and 490 kilograms of various narcotics seized over the past year have been burned and destroyed in the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari desert area. Sayed Masoud Husseini, spokesperson for…
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Taliban Suspends BBC Radio Broadcasts in Afghanistan After Report on Pakistani Airstrikes
DID Press: Taliban has suspended BBC radio broadcasts on FM frequencies in Afghanistan following the publication of an investigative report examining Pakistani airstrikes and damage to sites associated with the Taliban, according to informed sources. The sources said the order…
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Kabul–Jalalabad Highway Closed After Heavy Rain and Landslide
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Public Works has announced the closure of the Kabul–Jalalabad highway in the Tangi Abrisham area following persistent rainfall and a landslide. The ministry said on Tuesday, October 13, that operational teams were at the…
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Afghanistan Implements More Than 1,000 Projects to Reduce Flood Damage
DID Press: Afghanistan has implemented more than 1,000 projects aimed at reducing damage caused by floods, Nooruddin Turabi, head of the Taliban’s disaster management preparedness authority, has said. According to Turabi, the projects include the construction of retaining walls and…
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Afghanistan’s Abu Hanifa Expo Sees $934.8M in Trade Agreements
DID Press: Trade contracts and memorandums of understanding worth a total of $934.8 million have been signed between Afghan businesspeople and their foreign counterparts at the fifth Abu Hanifa National and International Exhibition, according to Sayed Karim Hashemi, head of…
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Hezbollah Reportedly Pays Housing Costs for Families Displaced by Israeli Attacks
DID Press: Lebanese journalist Khalil Nasrallah says Hezbollah is paying accommodation costs for people displaced by Israeli attacks and covering the replacement of household furniture in homes destroyed in the strikes. According to Nasrallah, the assistance is provided regardless of…
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Yemen’s Ansarullah Threatens US Interests if Washington Intervenes
DID Press: A member of Yemen’s Ansarullah political bureau has warned the United States against intervening in what the group describes as aggression against Yemen, saying the movement would respond if Washington became involved. “If the United States intervenes in…
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Arab Monarchs Weakened Muslim World Through Their Alliance With US
DID Press: Mawlawi Habibullah Hassam, former head of Afghanistan’s Islamic Brotherhood Council, has strongly criticized the monarchs of Arab and Islamic countries, describing them as responsible for weakening the Muslim world through their alliance with the United States, hosting US…
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Natural Disasters Kill 679 People in Afghanistan Over the Past Year
DID Press: Natural disasters have killed 679 people and injured another 1,634 in Afghanistan over the past year, according to the Taliban-run National Disaster Management Authority. Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, the authority’s spokesperson, announced the figures on Tuesday, October 13, marking…
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Taliban FM Urges International Support for Farmers Affected by Poppy Ban
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, has criticized the international community for failing to provide alternative livelihood support to Afghan farmers affected by the ban on poppy cultivation, saying no effective programme has been implemented to…
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