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US Think Tank: Taliban Exploit Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth
DID Press: A US think tank says Afghanistan’s mineral sector, estimated to be worth up to $1 trillion, has come under increasingly centralized Taliban control since the group returned to power in August 2021, with limited transparency surrounding mining contracts…
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ICRC: More Than 615,000 Patients Received Healthcare Services in Afghanistan
DID Press: More than 615,000 people in Afghanistan received healthcare services from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the first six months of this year, according to a new report by the organization. The ICRC said that…
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UK Allocates £8 Million to Address Climate Change Impacts in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Kingdom has allocated £8 million to fund a project aimed at reducing the impacts of climate change and creating alternative livelihood opportunities for vulnerable communities in Afghanistan, the head of ActionAid Afghanistan said. Hans Johansen, head of…
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Pentagon Moves to Rebuild Missile Stockpiles Amid Iran War
DID Press: The Washington Post reports that the U.S. War Department has ordered defense companies to submit plans within 21 days to rapidly increase the production and delivery of missiles and other critical weapons, amid warnings over sharply depleted stockpiles…
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Netanyahu Seeks $14 Billion Increase in Israel’s War Budget
DID Press: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a 50 billion shekel increase in Israel’s military budget, equivalent to about $14 billion, as the country faces mounting financial pressures from its ongoing regional wars. The request comes as…
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Moldovan President Calls Visa Issuance to Taliban Delegation ‘Shameful’
DID Press: Moldovan President Maia Sandu has described the issuance of visas to a Taliban delegation as “shameful,” saying the decision was made without political coordination and contrary to the government’s stated policy, according to Moldovan state media. Sandu said…
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US Military Families Protest Prolonged USS Lincoln Deployment in Middle East
DID Press: Around 200 family members of US service personnel met with Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao in San Diego on Thursday to raise concerns over the prolonged deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the…
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ICC Judges Seek Separate Probe Into Taliban Gender Persecution Allegations
DID Press: Judges at the International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II have asked prosecutors to examine allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban through a separate investigation, arguing that the group’s conduct since 2021 is fundamentally different in nature from…
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CNN: Top US General Seeks Way to End Conflict With Iran
DID Press: CNN, citing informed sources, has reported that the United States’ top military commander is privately seeking a way to bring the conflict with Iran to an end. “Air power has limitations,” while US ammunition stocks are also declining,…
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UN Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Six Women’s Rights Workers
DID Press: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s detention of six employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul and called for their immediate…
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