Politics
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Taliban Prioritizes Regional Economic Integration
DID Press: Taliban says strengthening regional partnerships through economic cooperation, trade, and connectivity remains a central pillar of its foreign policy as Afghanistan seeks closer engagement with neighboring countries. Speaking on the Taliban’s regional strategy, spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghanistan…
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Security Crisis Deepens in Pakistan’s Balochistan Amid Attacks and Kidnappings
DID Press: Pakistan’s Balochistan province is facing a growing security crisis as authorities impose curfews in parts of the region following a surge in militant attacks, with reports of killings, kidnappings, and attacks on transport vehicles. Local officials announced a…
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Taliban’s Governance Paradox: Driving Out Experts While Seeking Foreign Expertise
DID Press: Taliban’s recent appeal to Turkey for university professors and medical specialists has highlighted a growing contradiction in Afghanistan’s governance model: seeking foreign expertise while policies implemented by the authorities have contributed to the weakening of the country’s own…
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135 Pakistani Medical Students Return Home From Afghanistan
DID Press: 135 Pakistani medical students who had remained stranded in Afghanistan for nearly nine months have returned to Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing following diplomatic efforts and coordination between Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad and the Taliban’s Ministry of…
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Trump Makes Final Supreme Court Bid to Overturn $83M Defamation Verdict
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has launched his latest legal effort to overturn an $83.3 million defamation judgment in the case brought by writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll, arguing that presidential immunity protections should shield his statements from…
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Amnesty Calls on US to Arrest Netanyahu During Washington Visit
DID Press: Amnesty International has urged US authorities to respect the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him during his visit to Washington for possible transfer to face trial.…
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At Least 30 Protesters Reportedly Killed in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
DID Press: At least 30 unarmed protesters have reportedly been killed during a security crackdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to local protest organizers, as demonstrations demanding political and electoral reforms intensified across the region. The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)…
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Iraqi PMF Blames Trump, Netanyahu for Deadly Strike on Military Sites
DID Press: Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known as Hashd al-Shaabi, has accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of carrying out attacks on Iraqi military positions, with a senior media official claiming the operation was conducted with the political…
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Jordan Faces Defining Test as Gaza War Reshapes Regional Order
DID Press: The war in Gaza has evolved beyond a military confrontation into a defining geopolitical crisis, placing Jordan at the intersection of regional public opinion, the Palestinian cause, and the United States’ security architecture in the Middle East. The…
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Major Cyberattack Hits Israeli Military Supplier IMCO
DID Press: A major cyberattack has targeted IMCO, a key supplier to Israel’s defense industry, with Israeli media reporting that approximately 30 terabytes of data—including highly sensitive military information—were stolen in what is being described as one of the most…
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