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Turkey Continues Detention, Deportation of Afghan Refugees
DID Press: Turkish police continued their crackdown on illegal migrants by arresting dozens of Afghan refugees in two provinces of the country, transferring them to foreign nationals’ detention centers. Amid Turkey’s increasing immigration policies, police forces in the country have…
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Pakistan to Deport 20,000 Afghans Awaiting US Resettlement
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have announced the deportation of thousands of Afghanistan citizens who were in the process of resettling in the US. According to sources, approximately 20,000 Afghan refugees, who had been waiting for months for relocation to the…
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Zardari: Taliban’s Policies Pose Greater Threat than Pre-Sep/11 Era
DID Press: Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan, warned that the growing terrorist threats emanating from Afghan soil are now greater than those seen before the 9/11 attacks, attributing these dangers to the Taliban’s policies. In a sharp statement against…
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Taliban Rejects UNAMA Human Rights Report as “Baseless”
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice dismissed the latest report from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) regarding arbitrary detentions, severe restrictions on women, and mistreatment by the group’s officials as “baseless.” The…
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Hebrew Media: Yemen Poised as First Front if US Attacks Iran
DID Press: Israel’s Radio and Television Organization reported that Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarullah) is preparing militarily, logistically, and operationally for the potential resumption of attacks on U.S. vessels in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea—measures that would be triggered in…
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French Ex-Culture Minister Resigns Amid Epstein Scandal
DID Press: Jack Lang, former French Minister of Culture, resigned on Saturday from his position as President of the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris following revelations of his connections with convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to Agence…
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Taliban Official Declares Afghanistan “Bitter Tree” for Enemies
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in the Taliban government, reiterated caretaker administration’s firm and unwavering stance on security and foreign policy during a speech at the Ministry of Defense. Referring to the Taliban’s…
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China Warns US against Military Action on Iran at UNSC
DID Press: China warned the US against any military action or “adventurism” targeting Iran, during a public session of the UN Security Council. Fu Cong, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN, emphasized that any military move by Washington could push…
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Taliban Delegation Off to Indonesia to Boost Anti-Drug Cooperation
DID Press: Eight-member Taliban delegation, led by Haseebullah Ahmadi, Deputy Head of the Interior Ministry’s Counter-Narcotics Office, has departed Kabul for Jakarta, Indonesia, to attend an international conference on anti-drug cooperation. According to official sources, the delegation includes officials from…
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Finkelstein: War on Iran Would Be Costly, Futile, and Unjustified for US
DID Press: Norman Finkelstein, a Jewish-American scholar, has warned that any U.S. military action against Iran would not only fail to advance Washington’s strategic interests but would also impose heavy costs and serious damage on the US itself. He said…
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