Pakistan
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Taliban-Pakistan Tensions Rise as India Seeking Larger Role in Kabul
DID Press: Amid escalating border clashes and mounting accusations from Islamabad toward both Kabul and New Delhi, the longstanding competition between India and Pakistan for influence in Afghanistan has entered a new phase. India is reportedly seeking to leverage the…
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Taliban Backs Continued Closure of Afghanistan–Pakistan Border
DID Press: Taliban Minister of Energy and Water, Abdul Latif Mansoor, has voiced support for keeping the Afghanistan-Pakistan border closed, despite Islamabad’s push to reopen crossings for the Pakistani fruit export season. Writing on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Mansoor…
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Pakistan’s ‘Quiet Coup’: Military Tightens Grip on Power
DID Press: Foreign Affairs contributor Mehreen Zahra Malik writes that although Pakistan has not experienced an open or operational military coup, the country is now under a form of military rule wrapped in the appearance of a “democratic system.” Despite…
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Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Pakistan FC in Nokkundi
DID Press: Pakistani security officials say a female suicide bomber targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) base in Nokkundi, located in Balochistan’s Chaghi district, on Sunday evening. The attack took place at around 8:40 p.m., according to Pakistani security authorities, who…
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Pakistan Ends Afghan Migrant Stay, Warns of Punishment for Illegal Return
DID Press: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has declared that the presence of undocumented Afghan migrants in the country has come to an end and that the nationwide process of returning them to Afghanistan is being enforced without exception. He…
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TTP Denies Any Cross-Border Attacks from Afghanistan
DID Press: Omar Khorasani, the head of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) faction, has stated that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) conducts all its activities solely inside Pakistan and does not receive any foreign support, especially from India. He emphasized that his group has…
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Ex-Pakistani Envoy Warns Taliban–India Ties Threaten Group’s Survival
DID Press: Former Pakistani representative on Afghanistan affairs, Asif Durrani, warned on X that growing relations between the Taliban and India pose a serious threat to the group’s survival. Referring to recent visits by Taliban officials to India, including Acting…
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Taliban–Pakistan Talks End Without Progress in Riyadh
DID Press: Delegations from the Taliban and Pakistan met in Saudi Arabia on Sunday under Riyadh’s mediation to discuss key political issues and potential paths forward. According to a diplomatic source, the talks concluded without significant progress, as both sides…
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Taliban, Pakistani Delegations Travel to Saudi Arabia
DID Press: Reliable sources told media outlets that a high-level delegation from the Taliban government arrived in Saudi Arabia. The delegation, led by senior Taliban figure Anas Haqqani, along with Rahmatullah Najib, deputy interior minister, and Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson…
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Achakzai Slams Pakistan’s ‘Double Standard’ on Afghan Border Closure
DID Press: Head of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party has criticized Pakistan’s border policies toward Afghanistan, saying it is illogical to keep the Afghan border closed while trade through the Wagah crossing with India continues. Mehmood Khan Achakzai, leader of…
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