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Taliban Failing to Contain Terror Threats in Afghanistan, Warns Russia
DID Press: Afghanistan hosts approximately 23,000 terrorists, with over half originating from foreign countries, and warned that terrorist activities continue to pose a serious threat to both Afghan and regional security, reported Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The assessment identifies…
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Pakistan’s Imprisoned PTI Leaders Urge National Conference on Gaza, Iran-US Tensions
DID Press: Senior leaders of Pakistan’s opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Yasmin Rashid, currently imprisoned at Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore, have called for an urgent national conference of all political parties to build a consensus on…
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Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Launch Feasibility Study for Regional Transport Corridor
DID Press: “Afghan-Trans” project, aimed at establishing a transport corridor connecting Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, entered the feasibility study phase. Bakhtiyar Saidov, Uzbekistan’s foreign minister, informed Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister, about the commencement of the study during…
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China Urges US to Scrap Trump-Era Unilateral Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling
DID Press: Beijing on Monday called on US to revoke unilateral tariffs imposed during the presidency of Donald Trump, following a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated key legal grounds used to justify the…
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USS Ford Crew Voice Growing Fatigue over Extended Mission
DID Press: Crew members aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford have expressed dissatisfaction over the repeated extension of the ship’s deployment, reported Israeli media outlets, including Maariv, citing reports from Western media. The carrier, dispatched to the…
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Modi Praises Netanyahu Amid Gaza Child Killings
DID Press: While India presents itself internationally as a major Asian power and a defender of human rights, the public praise expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing killing of civilians in…
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India Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes on Afghanistan as “Deflection from Domestic Failures”
DID Press: Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (India), condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan, saying they resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children, during the holy month of Ramadan. Responding to media queries, Jaiswal said the…
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India Arrests 8 Suspects Over Alleged Pakistan–Bangladesh Terror Links
DID Press: Police sources in New Delhi say eight suspects have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the Indian capital. According to Indian media, six of the suspects were detained in Tamil Nadu and are being…
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Iran Debuts Sayyad-G3 Missile in Strait of Hormuz Naval Drill
DID Press: Iran’s navy has, for the first time, deployed “Sayyad-G3” air-defense missile during recent naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fars News Agency. The missile is presented as one of Iran’s most advanced domestically developed air-defense…
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US Envoy Faces Criticism Over Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq Civilian Casualty Remarks
DID Press: The newly appointed US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, made controversial remarks claiming that civilian casualties in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq caused by US forces exceeded civilian deaths resulting from Israel’s operations in Gaza Strip. Speaking…
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