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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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Pentagon: China Now Capable of Threatening US Across All Domains
DID Press: US Department of War’s annual report on China’s military power says Beijing’s layered and long-term military expansion has increasingly heightened US vulnerabilities, warning that China is now capable of directly threatening the security of the American homeland. According…
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Washington Under Cloud of Anxiety: Why Netanyahu Turned to US
DID Press: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington appears less a signal of readiness for war than an effort to manage a deepening crisis and repair strategic rifts. The stalemate in Gaza, erosion of domestic legitimacy and failure to…
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Israel, Greece and Cyprus Agree on Trilateral Military Cooperation Targeting Turkish Influence
DID Press: Israeli military has announced the signing of a trilateral military cooperation programme with Greece and Cyprus for 2026, a plan that Israeli sources say is aimed at countering Turkey’s role and influence in the eastern Mediterranean. According to…
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