Politics
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Kabul Seeks Expanded UN Support for Returning Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Taliban officials have called for expanded development cooperation from the United Nations to support the settlement, employment, and livelihood improvement of Afghan migrants returning to the country. The Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs said acting Foreign Minister Amir…
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Pakistan Launches Crackdown on Undocumented Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Authorities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have announced a province-wide operation against Afghan migrants lacking legal documents, with the campaign set to begin on July 10. Pakistani officials said the process of returning undocumented Afghan migrants is continuing,…
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Iran Says US Violated War Termination Accord With New Attack
DID Press: Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the United States of violating the commitments of a war termination memorandum, describing a reported US attack on monitoring facilities along Iran’s southern coast as a “military aggression” and warning that…
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TTP Announces Formation of New Suicide Unit
DID Press: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed the formation of a new special unit called the “Martyrdom Forces,” releasing images of members it says belong to the newly established unit. The group published the images through its affiliated media channels,…
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UN Officials Urge Engagement With Afghanistan, Call for Inclusive Government
DID Press: Senior United Nations officials have warned that Western countries should maintain engagement and cooperation with Afghanistan to prevent a return to instability, stressing that ignoring the country could have consequences beyond its borders. Barham Salih and Alexander De…
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Ghalibaf: Iran Will Not Back Down
DID Press: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran “will not compromise or retreat” following recent exchanges of attacks between Iran and the United States. In a post on X, Ghalibaf accused Washington of violating a “14-point understanding” with…
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IRGC Strikes US Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait After CENTCOM Attack
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missile and drone strikes against US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in what it described as an “initial response” to alleged US airstrikes on southern Iran. In a statement…
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Iran Warns of Response After Reports of Blasts Near US Base
DID Press: Reports of explosions near a US military facility in Bahrain coincided with a sharp warning from Iran’s armed forces, which vowed a “decisive response” to what it described as US aggression and declared that Tehran would not allow…
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HRW Urges EU to Reject Taliban Migration Deal
DID Press: Human Rights Watch has urged the European Union not to sign any migration agreement with the Taliban authorities and to halt the forced return of Afghan nationals. The organization said international law prohibits the forcible return of people…
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TAPI Pipeline Reaches 102 Km in Afghanistan
DID Press: Construction of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline has reached 102 kilometers inside Afghanistan, with work progressing on schedule, Turkmenistan’s ambassador to Kabul said during a meeting with Taliban officials. According to the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum,…
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