Politics
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Investors Exempted 20-year Tax in Dogharoon Free Trade Zone
DID Press: Iranian Authorities in Dogharoon Free Trade and Industrial Zone announced a 20-year tax exemption for both domestic and foreign investors. Hassan Nourizadeh, Iran’s Deputy for Economic Development of the Dogharoon Free Trade and Industrial Zone, said investors operating…
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Sirajuddin Haqqani Emphasizes Resolving Tensions Through Dialogue
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, Interior Minister of the Taliban government, said Afghanistan poses no threat to any country or region and is ready to resolve misunderstandings through dialogue, In what appears to be an effort to ease tensions with Pakistan.…
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UN Boosts Tajikistan, Uzbekistan with High-Tech Gear against Terror and Arms Trafficking
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), with financial support from the Government of Canada, delivered advanced ballistic equipment and information technology systems to the ministries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to bolster…
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Heavy Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv ahead of Zelensky-Trump Meeting
DID Press: Ukrainian capital targeted by a wave of Russian missile attacks early Saturday, coinciding with active air defenses and multiple explosions, just hours before a scheduled meeting between the US and Ukraine presidents. According to Reuters, Kyiv experienced several…
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Kim to Boost Missile Output, Reviews Secret Underwater Weapons Projects
DID Press: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a significant increase in the production of missiles and ammunition, saying the country must strengthen its “war deterrence” as regional security tensions intensify. He also inspected what state media described as…
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Mearsheimer: US on Path to Collapse and Imperial Decline
DID Press: John Mearsheimer, a prominent American political theorist, sharply criticized Washington’s current policies, saying the United States has entered a phase of internal decay as it disregards the rules of the international system. According to Mearsheimer, U.S. foreign policy…
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Afghanistan Becomes Uzbekistan’s 3rd-Largest Export Market
DID Press: Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee announced that Afghanistan became the country’s third-largest export destination in 2025, accounting for more than 3.1 percent of Uzbekistan’s total exports. According to the committee’s official report, Uzbekistan exported goods worth a total of…
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Afghan Refugees Summoned During Christmas as US Tightens Immigration Controls
DID Press: US Immigration authorities have summoned a number of Afghan refugees for documentation and administrative hearings during the Christmas and New Year holidays, limiting their access to legal representation. Reports indicate that the summonses, aimed at reviewing immigration cases,…
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Afghanistan to Suspend Embassy Operations in Tokyo
DID Press: Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Japan announced that it will suspend its activities in Tokyo after the end of January. In a statement released on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made in consultation…
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Former Reagan Official: Brief Iran Conflict Exposed Israel’s Vulnerability
DID Press: Western demands on Iran have steadily expanded and now go well beyond the nuclear issue. According to the former U.S. official, Western powers are no longer insisting only that Iran be denied access to nuclear energy, but are…
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