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Modi Grants Indian Army “Operational Freedom”
DIDpress Agency: Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, has granted the Indian army "operational freedom" to respond to a deadly attack that occurred last week in Kashmir, according to a senior government source cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on…
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Afghanistan-India Trade Reaches $890 Million in 2024; Trade Balance Favors Afghanistan
DIDPress – The Taliban-led Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that the trade volume between Afghanistan and India reached $890 million in the year 1403 (March 2024 to March 2025). According to the ministry’s spokesperson, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, Afghanistan’s…
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Forced Deportation of 1,297 Migrants to Afghanistan
On Monday, April 28, 236 migrant families, comprising 1,297 individuals, were forcibly expelled from Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing. Additionally, 29 migrant prisoners were sent back too. Officials report that these families received financial…
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Contact Group is Regional-Oriented Process – Iranian Representative on Kabul Meeting
DID Press: Referring to regional cooperation initiative meeting held in Kabul on Monday, Iran's ambassador and special representative on Afghanistan affairs said that based on Tehran's proposal, special representatives of governments in the region and some other countries gathered here…
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Afghanistan and Kazakhstan’s Evolving Policy
Afghanistan’s market (as an importer of industrial and agricultural products) and its position (as a trade route that can connect Central Asia to countries such as Pakistan, with significant ports) are both critically important to Kazakhstan and shape its emerging…
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TTP; Pakistan’s Tough Choices
When Pakistan first entered into talks with the TTP after Afghan Taliban returned to power, there were some positive movements initially. Brokered by the Haqqani Network, talks led to a ceasefire by the TTP. In return for the truce, Pakistan…
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More Details on Afghanistan Embassy Closure in India
DID Press: Afghanistan Republic ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay announced reasons behind permanent closure of Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi.
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Understanding Taliban Relations With Neighboring Powers
The significant influx of Afghan refugees places an undeniable burden on neighboring countries. The economic, social, and political implications of hosting large refugee populations contribute to the strain in relations. Balancing the needs of the refugees with national interests becomes…
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End of dollar-fuelled “Jihad” and Scapegoating the Refugee
Once these unfortunates cross the Torkham border, hell awaits them. Large numbers have never visited, much less known, the famine-stricken land to which they allegedly belong. Hundreds of thousands were born on Pakistani soil but could never acquire documents
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Dushanbe’s ‘ambiguous’ relations with Afghanistan-led Taliban
Afghanistan remains outside the UN and any international convention, and Tajikistan maintains the most intransigent position among the neighboring countries, asking for an agreed and "inclusive" government of all nationalities, something that the Taliban do not seem to want to…
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