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Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Closure Hits $200M in Losses
DID Press: The closure of Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossings following 11 October clashes caused approximately $200 million in economic losses over the first 24 days, and disrupted Pakistan’s trade with Central Asia. More than $50 million in direct losses were incurred…
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Iran Launches Work Visa Registration for Foreign Labor
DID Press: Iran’s Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare has opened registration for a “worker visa” program aimed at addressing labor shortages in certain professions and organizing employment for foreign workers. The General Directorate for Foreign Employment under the…
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Mortazaie: Referee’s Error Disrupted Afghanistan’s Focus against Morocco
DID Press: Majid Mortazaie, the Iranian head coach of Afghanistan’s national futsal team, said after the defeat against Morocco that refereeing errors were the main reason his players lost focus during the match. He nevertheless praised his team’s performance as…
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Stoltenberg Calls NATO’s Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Biggest Defeat’
DID Press: Jens Stoltenberg, former NATO Secretary-General and Norway’s current Minister of Finance, recently acknowledged that the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan was “the biggest defeat in the history of the coalition.” Despite the bitter experience, he…
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Israel Calls Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu ‘PR Move’ by Turkey
DID Press: Israeli regime described the arrest warrant issued by the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office for Benjamin Netanyahu and several senior officials as a “PR Move” orchestrated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s Foreign Minister, reacted sharply against…
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Poll Suggests Istanbul Talks Collapse Clouds Afghan-Pak Ties
DID Press: The results of a recent survey conducts by DID Press Agency indicate that the failure of the latest talks between the Taliban government and Pakistan in Istanbul has placed the future of bilateral relations in a tense and…
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Erdogan Urges Islamabad and Kabul to Uphold Truce
DID Press: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, emphasized the necessity of preserving the ceasefire between the government of Pakistan and the Taliban government, noting that Ankara is closely monitoring ongoing talks…
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India to Fully Reopen Embassy in Kabul
DID Press: Following the official visit of Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi and new agreements between the Taliban government and India, the Indian government announced that it is in the final stages of reviewing plans to fully restore its…
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Islamic Development Bank to Build $24M Cardiac Hospital in Kabul
DID Press: Ministry of Finance of Taliban government announced that the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will fund the construction of a modern 100-bed cardiac hospital in Kabul, at an estimated cost of $24 million USD. According to an official statement,…
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Pakistan: Even Mediators Lost Hope When Istanbul Talks with Taliban Failed
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister, announced that recent round of talks between Pakistani and Afghan delegations in Istanbul ended without any tangible outcome, adding that there are currently no plans to continue the dialogue in the near future. In a…
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