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Iran Links Strait of Hormuz Security to End of US Naval Blockade
DID Press: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said that negotiations between Tehran and Washington are continuing through mediators, with messages being exchanged between the two sides. Baghaei stressed that the composition of Iran’s negotiating team had not changed,…
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More Than 185,000 People Screened for Tuberculosis in Afghanistan in 3 Months
DID Press: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reported that Afghanistan’s tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate reached 95.6% in the third quarter of 2026, exceeding the target set for the disease. According to figures released by the organisation, more than…
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Trump Claims He Could Have Won Afghanistan War in 3 Weeks
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has claimed that he could have won the war in Afghanistan within three weeks. Speaking at a campaign rally for the US midterm elections in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, Trump criticised his predecessors for…
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RSF Names Taliban Leader and Trump Among Global Press Freedom Restrictors
DID Press: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has included Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and US President Donald Trump on its 2026 list of those restricting press freedom, criticising the suppression of independent media in Afghanistan and limits on journalists’ access to…
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Afghanistan U18 Futsal Captain Abbas Haidari Left Out of Final Squad
DID Press: Afghanistan Football Federation has announced its final 10-player squad for the country’s U18 national futsal team ahead of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, with captain Abbas Haidari notably absent from the list. According to the federation, the final…
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate: Another US Attack on Iran Would Be “Madness”
DID Press: Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has warned of the consequences of a possible renewed US attack on Iran, saying such an action could come…
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Refugees International Condemns US Plan to Deport Afghan Nationals
DID Press: Refugees International has expressed concern over the Trump administration’s plan to deport a number of Afghan nationals from the United States and called for the process to be halted. Yael Schacher, the organisation’s Director for the Americas and…
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UNAMA: Journalists Play Vital Role in Promoting Peace and Good Governance
DID Press: On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, marked on November 2, Roza Otunbayeva? Rabab Fatima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
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Khalilzad Urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to De-escalate Border Tensions
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, has called for de-escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan and urged the two countries to reach an agreement. In a post, Khalilzad stressed that the two sides should avoid…
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The Atlantic: Trump Seeks to Shift Blame for Failures in War with Iran
DID Press: US President Donald Trump is reportedly frustrated that his promises of a swift victory in the war with Iran have not materialised and is seeking to shift responsibility for the setbacks onto others, according to an article published…
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