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ADB to Expand Support for Afghan People
DID Press: Masatsugu Kanda, president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), says the bank will expand its support for the people of Afghanistan, with a new approach focused on maintaining essential services, strengthening community resilience and creating more livelihood opportunities.…
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Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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Pentagon: 861 US Troops Wounded in Conflict with Iran
DID Press: US Department of War has reported that a total of 861 American service members have been wounded since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. According to Pentagon figures, 418 U.S. service members were wounded and 14…
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UN: Food Inflation in Afghanistan Reaches 8.2%
DID Press: Inflationary pressures in Afghanistan have intensified, with overall inflation reaching 7.8% in May and food inflation rising to 8.2%, according to a new United Nations report. The report points to growing economic and livelihood pressures on Afghan households.…
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Taliban: Pakistani Military Post Near Spin Boldak Destroyed
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry said Pakistani forces fired toward Afghan territory near Spin Boldak, prompting Afghan forces to target and destroy a Pakistani military post in the area. In a statement, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Defense Ministry,…
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Pakistan Blocks Routes to Islamabad Ahead of Planned PTI March
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have blocked several major roads, highways and bridges leading to Islamabad as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party prepared for a planned march toward the capital. Authorities closed or restricted…
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Pakistan Claims 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Border Clash
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, while Kabul has rejected the account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Pakistan’s Ministry…
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Chabahar–Zahedan Railway Track Laying Completed, Afghanistan Closer to Open Waters
DID Press: The track-laying operation on Iran’s Chabahar–Zahedan railway has been completed, with the project now entering preparations for operation. The development could strengthen Afghanistan’s access to Chabahar port and international waters if the necessary rail connections are completed. Iranian…
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Pakistan Hits Taliban Leader Akhundzada’s House in Kandahar
DID Press: Local sources in Kandahar say Pakistani fighter jets carried out an airstrike early Thursday morning on the residence of Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, in the ninth district of Kandahar city. According to local sources cited…
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US Military Death Toll Rises to 19 in Overseas Operations
DID Press: The number of U.S. service members killed during “Operation Epic Fury” and missions recorded under the category of “Overseas Operations” has risen to 19 following the death of a U.S. Army officer, according to casualty data from the…
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