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Tajikistan Submits Military Equipment Request to Strengthen Afghanistan Border
DID Press: Tajikistan prepared a list of weapons and equipment needed to bolster security along its border with Afghanistan and submitted it to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for review. Pavel Serkisian, an adviser at the CSTO Secretariat, confirmed…
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Pakistan Deports Over 4,300 Afghans in One Day on World Migrants Day
DID Press: On Wednesday, December 17, Pakistan deported at least 4,318 Afghan migrants, the United Nations reported, placing additional strain on Afghanistan’s already fragile health, housing, and employment systems. The High Commission for Migrants of the Taliban administration confirmed the…
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UN Reports 20% Cut in Taliban Security Forces
DID Press: UN says the Taliban authorities have reduced their security forces by around 20 percent amid budgetary constraints and organizational inflation, with thousands of Tajik and Uzbek personnel dismissed. In a report to the UN Security Council, the organization…
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Bolton: Trump Equates Personal Ties with Putin to US–Russia Relations
DID Press: Former US national security adviser John Bolton criticized Donald Trump’s approach to Russia, saying Trump believes Vladimir Putin is his friend and assumes that good personal relations with the Russian president will automatically translate into improved ties between…
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China Warns US Arms Sales to Taiwan Will Fail, Says Containment Strategy Doomed
DID Press: China on Thursday strongly condemned US plan to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, saying the move is futile, dangerous and undermines regional stability. A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said the purchase of such weapons will neither alter…
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Pakistan Says Militant Groups Drive Tensions with Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan said militant groups are the main cause of strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul, citing a recent United Nations Security Council report that confirms the presence and activity of multiple terrorist organizations in Afghanistan. Speaking at a…
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Afghan Migrant Women and Children: The Silent Suffering on Int’l Migrants Day
DID Press: December 18, International Migrants Day, offers a moment to reflect on the fate of millions of people who have been forced to leave their homes and homelands. Among the world’s many migration crises, the situation of Afghan migrants…
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UN: Pakistan Border Closure Costing Afghanistan $1M Daily
DID Press: UN Security Council has warned that the closure of border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan is costing Afghanistan’s economy an estimated $1 million per day. In its latest report, the Security Council cautioned that unless the underlying disputes…
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Iran Steps In to Fill Pakistan’s Drug Gap in Afghanistan
DID Press: Following a complete halt in medicine imports from Pakistan, Taliban government announced expanded cooperation with Iranian pharmaceutical companies to meet Afghanistan’s healthcare needs. Noor Jalal Jalali, Taliban acting Minister of Public Health, said the shortage of medicines in…
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Behind Every Smile, a Hidden Agenda: Lessons from History
DID Press: History shows that nations are often brought low not by the open sword of their enemies, but by the concealed dagger of false friends. The most dangerous adversary is rarely the one who attacks openly—it is the one…
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