Politics
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Following Washington, Trump to Deploy National Guard to Chicago
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, following their recent deployment to Washington, D.C. New York will be the next city targeted in his initiative to curb crime, he added. Earlier, Trump…
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Islamabad Regional Meeting on Afghanistan Postponed
DID Press: The Women for Afghanistan organization and the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) announced that the first regional dialogue titled “Towards Unity and Trust”, which was scheduled for August 25–26 in Islamabad, has been postponed until the end…
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Atlantic: Hamas Commanding 20,000 Fighters
DID Press: Hamas Islamic movement is still commanding around 20,000 fighters, reported the Atlantic, an American magazine, citing an Israeli official. In the same report, the Atlantic quoted Nimrod Sheffer, a former general in the Israeli Air Force, as saying:…
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Russia Urges Taliban to Cooperate in Counterterrorism
DID Press: Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, on Wednesday praised Taliban’s caretaker government’s actions against ISIS-K and called for enhanced cooperation in counterterrorism during a ceremony marking Afghanistan’s Independence Day in Moscow. Kabulov highlighted that Russia was the…
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Afghan Caretaker Government, China Stressed Border Security, Anti-Drug Efforts
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of Interior of the Taliban’s Caretaker government, met with Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister, on Wednesday (August 20) in Kabul to discuss security cooperation and combating drug trafficking. According to the Ministry’s statement, the…
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Taliban Caretaker PM Meets Chinese Foreign Minister in Kabul
DID Press: Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Taliban-led government, met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his delegation on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of foreign ministers from Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan. During the talks,…
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Riyadh Driving Lebanon’s Crisis; Saudis Seek Hezbollah’s Disarmament
DID Press: Al-Khandaq analytical website wrote that Lebanon once again stands on the brink of a serious crisis, stressing that the recent political turmoil over the weapons of the resistance stems from foreign meddling, not the people’s will. The report…
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Kabul Hosts Trilateral Taliban-China-Pakistan Talks Amid Diplomatic Pressures
DID Press: Kabul is hosting a trilateral meeting between the Taliban, China, and Pakistan amid strained relations with Islamabad and continued U.S. travel restrictions on senior Taliban officials. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, Deputy Spokesperson for the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry, said China’s…
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Hekmatyar to Khalilzad: A Retired Foreign Official Has No Right to Insult
DID Press: Following critical remarks by Zalmay Khalilzad regarding the upcoming meeting of anti-Taliban figures in Islamabad, leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e-Islami party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, without naming him, sharply criticized the interference of a retired foreign official in Afghanistan’s internal affairs,…
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Pakistan Played Key Role in Taliban’s Rise, says US Congress
DID Press: Afghanistan War Commission affiliated with the U.S. House of Representatives said in its new report that Pakistan played a central role in strengthening the Taliban insurgency and facilitating the group’s return to power. Afghanistan War Commission, established by…
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