Politics
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Kabul Signs $46M Deal With Indian Company to Build Quality Control Laboratories
DID Press: Authorities in Kabul have signed a $46 million agreement with an Indian company to establish and equip standardized laboratories across the country’s main trade routes and border crossings. The National Standards and Quality Authority of Afghanistan announced that…
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Pentagon: War Costs Against Iran Surge by $4B in Under 2 Weeks
DID Press: US Department of War has announced that the cost of the ongoing war against Iran has increased by $4 billion in less than two weeks, bringing the total estimated expenditure to approximately $29 billion. According to Pentagon financial…
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Taliban Introduces Law Allowing Re-Sale of Confiscated Residential Townships
DID Press: Taliban administration has published a new land distribution and sales law that could enable authorities to confiscate residential townships classified as “state-owned” and sell them again to residents. The new legislation, titled the “Law on the Sale and…
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2 Doctors Arrested in Kandahar for Treating Women Without Male Guardians
DID Press: Medical sources in Kandahar say Taliban morality police have arrested two doctors over the past four days for treating female patients without the presence of a male guardian, raising fresh concerns over women’s access to healthcare in Afghanistan.…
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Central Bank Lifts Restrictions on Bank Guarantees Linked to Former Government Projects
DID Press: Central bank of Afghanistan has announced the removal of restrictions previously imposed on bank guarantees related to projects and contracts from the former Afghan government period. According to the central bank, the move was made to support economic…
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Trade Slowdown With Afghanistan Puts Pakistan’s Economy Under Pressure
DID Press: The reduction and partial suspension of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has placed growing economic pressure on Pakistan, raising concerns over losses across several key sectors of the country’s economy. Economic sources in Pakistan report that restrictions along…
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Afghans Face Fresh Banking Restrictions Ahead of Eid
DID Press: As families across Afghanistan prepare for Eid al-Adha, growing banking restrictions and cash shortages are once again intensifying public frustration, exposing deep cracks in the country’s fragile financial system. Long queues outside private banks in Kabul and mounting…
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China Says Taliban, Pakistan Ready for Joint Cooperation
DID Press: Yue Xiaoyong announced following his latest visit to Kabul that the طالبان administration and Pakistan have expressed a positive assessment of the Urumqi dialogue process and are prepared to cooperate on peace, security, and regional development. The Chinese…
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Bamiyan Urban Projects Collapse Before Completion
DID Press: Local sources in Bamiyan told DID News Agency that poor construction quality and widespread corruption in municipality projects under Taliban administration have led to the waste of millions of Afghanis. According to the sources, more than 100 million…
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$10M Health Deal Signed to Expand Medical Services in Paktia
DID Press: Taliban Ministry of Public Health has announced the signing of a healthcare contract worth more than $10.349 million with HealthNet TPO to strengthen medical services in Paktia Province. According to the ministry, the one-year agreement aims to improve…
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