Politics
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Taliban Bans Live Broadcasts, Halts National TV in Paktia
DID Press: Following a Taliban government order banning the broadcast of live images, national television operations in Paktia province have been suspended, and local media outlets face severe restrictions. The Afghanistan Journalists Center reported that after the government issued the…
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Kazakhstan Trains Afghan Health Workers in Joint Programme
DID Press: Kazakhstan has launched a specialized training programme for Afghan health professionals, reflecting growing cooperation in the health sector between Kabul and Astana. Under the agreement, a group of Afghan doctors and medical staff will be sent to Kazakhstan…
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Afghanistan Exports Rise 13% Despite Pakistan Border Closure
DID Press: Despite Pakistan’s continued closure of key border crossings, Afghanistan’s exports grew by 13 percent in October, as Afghan traders opened new routes to India and Iran. Rising demand from neighboring countries and the strategic management of alternative corridors…
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Araghchi: Iran–Afghanistan Trade Surpasses Iran’s Total Trade with EU
DID Press: Iran’s Foreign Minister announced a significant increase in trade volume between Iran and Afghanistan, saying that Iran’s current trade with Afghanistan now exceeds the country’s total trade with all European nations. Araghchi emphasized that Iran must place special…
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Central Asia Replaces Pakistan as Afghanistan’s Main Wheat Source
DID Press: In a strategic policy shift, Taliban government has secured its national wheat supply from Central Asian countries instead of Pakistan — a move that reduces long-standing trade dependence and places the country’s food security on a more stable…
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Khalilzad: “US-led” Afghanistan War Not Comparable to Ukraine Conflict
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. envoy on Afghanistan peace process, dismissed comparisons between Afghanistan and Ukrainian conflicts, emphasizing that the two wars are fundamentally different. Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Khalilzad explained that Afghanistan war was driven by direct…
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Regional Security, Stability Conference Held in Tashkent
DID Press: An international conference titled “Regionalism and Stability: Ensuring Security in Central Asia Amid Global Changes” was held yesterday in Tashkent. The event was organized by the Uzbekistan Military Security and Defense University in collaboration with the OSCE Project…
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China, Tajikistan Strengthen Security and Economic Ties with Afghanistan in Focus
DID Press: In the first strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers, China and Tajikistan have agreed to expand security and economic cooperation, a move with direct implications for Afghanistan given its shared borders with both countries. The meeting, held in…
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False Regime Change Rumors Made Kabul Residents Uneasy
DID Press: Rumors circulating in some Pakistani media outlets suggesting a possible regime change in Afghanistan have no factual basis, yet their psychological impact on Kabul residents is noticeable, according to Afghan journalist Sami Yousufzai. Yousufzai, based in Doha, criticized…
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Indonesia’s NU Demands Leader’s Resignation Over Pro-Israel Scholar Invitation
DID Press: Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the world’s largest Islamic organization with approximately 100 million members, has called on its leader, Yahya Cholil Istaquf, to resign within three days for inviting a U.S. scholar supportive of Israel. If he refuses, he…
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