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UN Warns Mass Returns Push Afghanistan to Humanitarian Brink
DID Press: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned mass return of millions of Afghanistan citizens from Pakistan and Iran has brought this country to the edge of a humanitarian crisis. Since October 2023, approximately 5.4 million people have returned…
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Amrullah Saleh Claims US Sent $40M in Cash to Kabul via Uzbekistan
DID Press: Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s former vice president, has once again claimed US transferred $40 million in cash to Kabul via a newly established cargo airline. “They innovate but can’t hide. The United States chartered an obscure, newly launched company…
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Taliban Reject Sanctions as Ineffective Pressure
DID Press: Taliban criticized the extension of international sanctions monitoring mechanisms, arguing that punitive measures against their administration have failed to produce results in the past and will not benefit any party in the future. Hamidullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for…
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Muscat–Washington Diplomatic Duel: Larijani Disrupts Netanyahu’s Equation
DID Press International Desk: As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to influence US President Donald Trump’s calculations in Washington, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, delivered a clear and firm message from Muscat: Iran will never…
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Trump after Meeting Netanyahu: Negotiations with Iran Preferred Option
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump announced that following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several members of his delegation, he emphasized the importance of continuing negotiations with Iran. Trump explained that no definitive outcome emerged from…
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Israel Steps to Consolidate West Bank Annexation, Warns UN
DID Press: UNHCR warned that recent decisions by Israel’s security cabinet to expand control over the West Bank risk facilitating the expansion of illegal settlements and consolidating what it described as the “unlawful annexation” of Palestinian territory. On Sunday, Israel’s…
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Taliban FM Pledges Strong Commitment to Expanding Ties with Tajikistan
DID Press: Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi expressed a “strong commitment” to expanding relations with Tajikistan during a meeting with Tajik Ambassador to Kabul Saadi Sharifi, officials said. The meeting took place Thursday in Kabul, where Muttaqi highlighted what…
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UN-Led Doha Process Convenes Private Sector Working Group in Kabul
DID Press: Third meeting of the Private Sector Working Group under the UN-facilitated Doha Process was held on Tuesday (Feb. 10) in Kabul, hosted by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), with participants attending both in person and…
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Islamic Nations Condemn Israel’s Illegal West Bank Actions
DID Press: Foreign ministers of eight Islamic countries issued a joint statement strongly condemning Israel’s illegal actions in the West Bank and its efforts to consolidate settlements and displace Palestinians. The ministers from Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi…
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Pakistan Defense Minister Rejects ‘Jihad’ Label for Afghan-Soviet War
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Muhammad Asif, challenged the widely accepted narrative of the Afghan war against the Soviet Union during a speech in the National Assembly, saying that conflict should not be considered a “jihad.” Asif claimed that the…
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