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Saudi Arabia Targets 2 UAE Arms Ships at Mukalla Port
DID Press: Saudi Arabia has directly targeted two United Arab Emirates (UAE) ships carrying weapons at the port of Mukalla, following the expiry of a deadline set for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), reported local sources in Yemen. The two…
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87 km of TAPI Gas Pipeline Route Prepared Toward Herat
DID Press: Local officials in western Afghanistan say preparatory work on Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline toward the city of Herat is continuing, with 87 kilometers of the planned 153-kilometer stretch inside Afghanistan territory now completed. Ahmad Jan Bilal, a representative…
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Former Bangladeshi PM Khaleda Zia Dies at 80
DID Press: Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, has died after a prolonged illness. She was 80. Zia died on Tuesday, according to local media reports. She served two…
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Taliban Invite Turkish Firms to Invest in Major Water Projects in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Water and Energy has invited Turkish companies to invest in several large-scale dam construction and water supply projects, the ministry said on Monday. Acting Minister of Water and Energy Abdul Latif Mansour said the…
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3 Turkish Police Officers Killed in Clash With ISIS Suspects
DID Press: 3 Turkish police officers were killed and 9 others injured during a counterterrorism operation against suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members in Yalova province, Turkish authorities said. The clash occurred early Monday morning when security forces raided a house…
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Islamabad Launches New Strategy Against Militants by Shifting Security Narrative
DID Press: Amid intensified field operations, the Pakistani government has adopted a new approach by officially renaming militant groups, aiming to strip them of ideological legitimacy and portray them as foreign-backed actors. In recent counterterrorism operations in the final days…
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16 Elderly Dead in Overnight Fire at Indonesian Care Home
DID Press: Local authorities in Indonesia reported that at least 16 people were killed in a fire at a senior care center in the city of Manado. The deadly blaze broke out at the “Werdha Damai” nursing home on the…
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Comparative Overview of Human Resource Structures: US Federal Gov’t and Afghanistan under Ashraf Ghani
DID Press: This report examines and compares the human resource management and organizational structures of two governments: the United States federal government and Afghanistan during Ashraf Ghani’s presidency (2014–2021). The focus is strictly on administrative, organizational, and governance capacity differences,…
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Dawn: Islamabad-Kabul Trust Gap Only Bridged by Verifiable Actions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, in an editorial, wrote that while Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, claims Taliban-ruled Afghanistan poses no threat to any country and remains open to dialogue in good faith, but continued terrorist attacks inside…
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China Launches “Just Mission 2025” Military Drills around Taiwan
DID Press: Forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday launched a military exercise titled “Just Mission 2025” in areas surrounding Taiwan. The drills include naval, air and missile operations in the Taiwan…
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