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Pakistan Rejects Amnesty Report on Kabul Strike
DID Press: Pakistan has rejected Amnesty International’s findings on a reported strike targeting a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, arguing that the report overlooks what Islamabad describes as cross-border terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan. Pakistani officials said the report reflects…
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Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Advance Trans-Afghan Railway Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Ministry of Public Works and Uzbekistan Railways have agreed to expand railway cooperation, with talks focusing on the Trans-Afghan Railway and other strategic rail projects aimed at strengthening regional trade and connectivity. According to the ministry,…
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Three Pakistani Security Personnel Killed in Bomb Disposal Team Attack
DID Press: Three members of a Pakistani security forces bomb disposal unit were killed and four others injured after their team came under attack in Mohmand tribal district on Wednesday, according to local reports. The attack occurred in the Mamad…
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UN: Death Toll from Nuristan Floods Surpasses 40, Searches Underway
DID Press: The UN says the death toll from the recent flash floods in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province has risen to more than 40, with an unknown number of people still missing as search and relief operations continue. Stéphane Dujarric,…
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Over 10,000m² of Handwoven Herat Carpets Reach Germany
DID Press: More than 10,000 square meters of handwoven carpets from Afghanistan’s western Herat province, valued at $103,000, have been exported to Germany since the beginning of the current solar year, said local Taliban officials. Herat’s handwoven carpets are widely…
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Pakistan’s Strike on Kabul Healthcare Center May Amount to War Crime, says Amnesty
DID Press: Amnesty International said that Pakistan’s airstrike on Omid Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Kabul, which killed at least 269 civilians, constituted a serious violation of international humanitarian law and may amount to a war crime. In a report…
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Mine Workers Protest in Badakhshan Over Closures, Allege Taliban Violence
DID Press: Dozens of mine workers in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province staged a protest on Tuesday after the Taliban shut down small-scale mining operations under a new directive banning what the group describes as illegal mining. The protesters gathered outside…
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UNICEF, India Launch Emergency Aid for Flood Victims in Afghanistan’s Nuristan
DID Press: UNICEF and India have launched emergency relief efforts for communities affected by devastating floods in Afghanistan’s northeastern Nuristan province, where dozens of people have been killed and more than 100 remain missing. UNICEF said it has deployed a…
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OPEC Sees Global Oil Demand Rising Through 2050
DID Press: Global oil demand is expected to continue increasing through 2050, despite the expansion of renewable energy, according to OPEC’s 2025 World Oil Outlook, which projects a markedly different trajectory from forecasts by the International Energy Agency (IEA). OPEC…
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Schumer Calls for End to US Military Action Against Iran
DID Press: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has called for an end to U.S. military action against Iran, warning that prolonging the conflict would place American service members at greater risk. In a post on X, Schumer said that “every…
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