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Kabul Signs $46M Deal With Indian Company to Build Quality Control Laboratories
DID Press: Authorities in Kabul have signed a $46 million agreement with an Indian company to establish and equip standardized laboratories across the country’s main trade routes and border crossings. The National Standards and Quality Authority of Afghanistan announced that…
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Pentagon: War Costs Against Iran Surge by $4B in Under 2 Weeks
DID Press: US Department of War has announced that the cost of the ongoing war against Iran has increased by $4 billion in less than two weeks, bringing the total estimated expenditure to approximately $29 billion. According to Pentagon financial…
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Afghanistan Faces Title Contender Uzbekistan in Crucial CAFA U-20
DID Press: Afghanistan national under-20 football team will face regional powerhouse Uzbekistan national under-20 football team today in a key match at the CAFA U-20 Championship in Tajikistan. The match is scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. Afghanistan time.…
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China Says Taliban, Pakistan Ready for Joint Cooperation
DID Press: Yue Xiaoyong announced following his latest visit to Kabul that the طالبان administration and Pakistan have expressed a positive assessment of the Urumqi dialogue process and are prepared to cooperate on peace, security, and regional development. The Chinese…
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Scarborough: Trump Repeated Biden’s Afghanistan Mistake in Iran Crisis
DID Press: American television host and political analyst Joe Scarborough has compared Donald Trump’s handling of tensions with Iran to former President Joe Biden’s controversial withdrawal from Afghanistan, warning that current policies could hand Tehran enormous leverage over the global…
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NYT: Iran’s Missile Capabilities Remain Largely Intact Despite US Claims
DID Press: A new report by The New York Times says Iran has preserved most of its missile infrastructure along the Persian Gulf, contradicting repeated claims by the United States that Tehran’s military capabilities had been largely destroyed. According to…
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Tajikistan Deports 250 Afghan Migrant Families Over ‘Legal Violations’
DID Press: Tajikistan has deported 250 Afghan migrant families over alleged legal violations, including the use of forged documents and involvement in illegal activities, according to the country’s State Committee for National Security. Tajik security officials said some of those…
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Taliban Shift From Tehran Alignment Toward UAE-Leaning Neutrality
DID Press: After roughly two and a half months of regional escalation and Iran’s consolidation of military and diplomatic leverage, the Taliban’s stance on the unfolding geopolitical crisis has undergone a noticeable adjustment. What initially appeared as a position closer…
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Ghalibaf: US Has ‘No Choice’ but to Accept Iran’s 14-Point Peace Plan
DID Press: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has declared that US has “no option” other than accepting Iran’s proposed 14-point peace initiative, amid rising tensions over the fragile Middle East ceasefire. The remarks came after Donald Trump described the regional ceasefire as…
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Report Claims UAE Conducted Covert Operations Inside Iran Before Recent Escalation
DID Press: A report published by The Wall Street Journal has claimed that the United Arab Emirates carried out limited covert operations against targets inside Iran prior to the latest regional military escalation. According to the report, citing informed sources,…
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