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United Front Claims Killing of Taliban Morality Official in Kandahar
DID Press: United Front of Afghanistan said on Saturday that its fighters targeted and killed a Taliban official from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice at a park in Aino Mina township in Kandahar. The…
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Republic Front Claims Four Attacks on Taliban Positions in Bamyan
DID Press: Local sources and reports indicate that Taliban positions and personnel in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province have been targeted at least four times over the past four months by the Republic Front, highlighting the expansion of armed opposition activity into…
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ANP Leader Urges Pakistan to Resolve Internal Problems Before Foreign Pacts
DID Press: Aimal Wali Khan, leader of Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP), has urged the government to address the country’s domestic and security challenges before entering into new international agreements. Reacting to the signing of a joint defense pact between…
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Mecca Agreement Raises Questions Over a NATO-Style Security Pact
DID Press: The newly signed Mecca Agreement has raised questions over whether it could evolve into a collective-defense framework resembling NATO in the Middle East, according to Javid Hassan, former head of an economic advisory group and a geopolitical analyst.…
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Ansarullah Launches Heavy Three-Day Barrage Against Saudi-Backed Forces
DID Press: Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has launched a major three-day wave of attacks against Saudi-backed forces in Marib, Hadramout, Al-Jawf and along the Red Sea coast, with Yemeni military sources claiming that more than 50 ballistic missiles and around 30…
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Pakistan Says It Seeks Peace, Not War, With Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said Islamabad does not want a war or conflict with Afghanistan, while accusing the Taliban of supporting the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and describing the issue as the biggest obstacle to improving relations between…
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Taliban Forces Seize 91 Weapons in Afghanistan’s Helmand
DID Press: Taliban police officials in Helmand province say counterterrorism forces have seized 91 firearms, along with large quantities of ammunition and military equipment, during separate operations in Lashkar Gah and several districts over the past five months. According to…
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Images Allegedly Show TTP Leader in Pakistan, Challenging Islamabad’s Claims
DID Press: Newly circulated images on social media allegedly show Noor Wali Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, potentially raising fresh questions about Islamabad’s claims regarding his whereabouts. According to claims accompanying the…
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Taliban: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Is Secure
DID Press: Taliban has rejected concerns raised by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) over security along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, saying there is no security threat in the area and that the border remains under full control. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah…
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Moldovan President Calls Visa Issuance to Taliban Delegation ‘Shameful’
DID Press: Moldovan President Maia Sandu has described the issuance of visas to a Taliban delegation as “shameful,” saying the decision was made without political coordination and contrary to the government’s stated policy, according to Moldovan state media. Sandu said…
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