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UN Envoy Visits Nangarhar to Assess Local Needs and Challenges
DID Press: Rabab Fatima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has visited Nangarhar province for the first time, holding meetings with de facto authorities, women, community elders, businesspeople, returnees and representatives of UN agencies. UNAMA said in a statement…
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US Accuses North Korea of Stealing $6.3B in Cryptocurrency from Binance
DID Press: US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accused North Korea of involvement in a large-scale cyberattack targeting cryptocurrency exchange Binance. According to the agency, the attack may have resulted in losses exceeding $6.3 billion. The FBI said virtual…
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Pakistan Faces LPG Shortage as Open-Market Prices More Than Double Official Rate
DID Press: Disruptions along the Pakistan-Iran border and a decline in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports have pushed prices in Pakistan’s open market to more than twice the government-set rate. Pakistani media report that disruptions to LPG imports from Iran…
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US Says It Does Not Want Pakistan Targeted by Terrorism
DID Press: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has acknowledged Pakistan’s concerns over terrorist attacks originating from Afghan territory, saying Washington does not want Pakistan to become a target of terrorism. Speaking on Saturday at the conclusion of the G20…
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Iran’s Armed Forces Chief Warns of Immediate Response to Any New US-Israeli Attack
DID Press: Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, has warned that any renewed aggression by the United States and Israel would be met with an immediate, stronger and more effective response than during what he called the…
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55 Countries Express Concern Over Restrictions on Women and Girls in Afghanistan
DID Press: Spain’s representative to the United Nations, speaking on behalf of 55 UN member and observer states, has expressed concern over restrictions on women’s and girls’ access to education and employment in Afghanistan, calling on the international community to…
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US Accused of Pressuring Ships and Maritime Agencies to Conceal Hormuz Incidents
DID Press: Brett Erickson, a senior executive at a risk consultancy firm, says the United States has pressured even the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) to withhold reports of many incidents in the Strait of Hormuz that have been…
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Egypt Warns of Possible Renewed US-Iran War
DID Press: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has expressed concern over the possibility of a renewed escalation of war between the United States and Iran, warning that another round of fighting could be more devastating and have far-reaching consequences. He…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for Immediate Response to Threats, Without Geographical Limits
DID Press: Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, has called for full combat readiness to counter potential threats, ordering that any threat be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations. During a meeting with senior Iranian…
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Mujahid: Pakistan Not Ready to Resolve Tensions with Kabul Through Dialogue
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s chief spokesperson, says Kabul has made its final efforts to resolve tensions with Islamabad through dialogue, but those efforts have so far failed to produce results. In an interview with Radio Hurriyat, Mujahid…
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