Politics
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Taliban Security Delegation Reviews Conditions in Northern Afghanistan
DID Press: A high-level Taliban security and military delegation has travelled to northern Afghanistan to review security conditions in remote and mountainous areas, amid calls from Taliban officials for additional forces and equipment in the region. The delegation was led…
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Nicola Bellomo Becomes EU Chargé d’Affaires in Afghanistan
DID Press: Italian diplomat Nicola Bellomo has taken up his duties as the European Union’s Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Afghanistan, succeeding Veronika Bošković Pohar. Bellomo said he was “honoured” to represent the interests and values of the European Union…
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Pope Leo XIV: AI Risks to Humanity Are Not ‘Fake News’
DID Press: Pope Leo XIV has warned that concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously. Speaking to reporters aboard his flight from France, the pope called for greater…
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Global Institutions Paralyzed from Kabul to Beirut and Gaza
DID Press: For us, the people of Afghanistan who experienced two decades of military occupation, nighttime airstrikes and the killing of our compatriots under beautiful names such as “human rights” and “the establishment of democracy,” the images of Beirut, Dahiyeh…
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Pakistan Government, PTI Escalate Dispute Over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have intensified over the political and security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with federal officials discussing the possibility of imposing governor’s rule or an emergency in the province.…
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US Afghanistan War Commission Meets Pakistan Army Chief
DID Press: A delegation from the U.S. Afghanistan War Commission met Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, in Rawalpindi on Monday to discuss Pakistan’s role in the Afghanistan war, regional security…
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Freedom Front Claims Three Taliban Members Killed in Faizabad Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Freedom Front said it attacked a vehicle carrying Taliban members in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, killing at least three members of the group and wounding two others. In a statement, the group said the attack…
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Afghanistan’s Shia Religious Space Faces Growing Restrictions Under Taliban
DID Press: The repeated closure of religious, cultural, educational and service institutions associated with Afghanistan’s Shia community is raising concerns about increasing restrictions on the community’s social and religious activities. The closures of institutions including Tabyan and the Fatima al-Zahra…
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UK to Resume Refugee Resettlement Scheme, Prioritising Afghan Women and Palestinians
DID Press: UK is set to reopen its refugee resettlement programme, with vulnerable Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among those expected to receive priority, according to reports citing Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Under the plan, hundreds of refugees…
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UNODC Warns of Rising Organized Crime Risks in Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that weakened rule of law and judicial institutions in Afghanistan since the political changes of 2021 have increased the country’s vulnerability to organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and…
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