Politics
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Heavy Fighting Erupts Between Taliban and Dissident Commander in Badakhshan
DID Press: Fighting between Taliban forces and fighters loyal to dissident Taliban commander Juma Khan Fateh is underway in Nusay district of northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, according to local sources and an audio message attributed to Fateh. Fighting reportedly began…
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Iran’s Agriculture Minister Arrives in Kabul for Talks With Taliban
DID Press: Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, August 12, at the head of an official delegation for meetings with Taliban officials and a visit to an agriculture and livestock exhibition, Iran’s embassy in Kabul…
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Taliban Deny Holding Missing Afghan-American Mahmoud Shah Habibi
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Mahmoud Shah Habibi, the missing Afghan-American and former head of Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, is not being held in any prison in Afghanistan, following the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s offer of a…
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Taliban Detain Two UNAMA Staff Members in Herat
DID Press: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said two Afghan male staff members were detained by Taliban authorities in Herat on Sunday. UNAMA said in a statement that the two employees were detained by officials from the Taliban’s…
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UNESCO: 2.4 Million Afghan Girls Barred From Education Since Taliban Takeover
DID Press: UNESCO said Tuesday that around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, deepening the country’s education crisis and threatening the future of its workforce. In…
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ICC Secretly Issued Arrest Warrants for Two More Senior Taliban Figures
DID Press: International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague secretly issued arrest warrants last year for two additional senior Taliban figures over alleged gender-based and political persecution, according to an exclusive report by Middle East Eye published Wednesday. The report,…
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Bashardost: Taliban Officials Are Increasingly Surrounded by Luxury and Ceremony
DID Press: Ramazan Bashardost, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, has accused Taliban officials of becoming increasingly involved in luxury, elaborate protocol and heavy security, despite their claims of governing according to the model of the early Islamic caliphs. Bashardost,…
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Taliban Order Eviction of Shia Residents From Nawabad Township in Ghazni
DID Press: Taliban authorities have reportedly ordered residents of the predominantly Shia Nawabad Township in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province to leave their homes within one week, warning that those who refuse could be forcibly evicted and have their houses demolished. Local…
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Brent Crude Rises Above $90 as Hormuz Disruptions Deepen Supply Concerns
DID Press: Brent crude oil prices briefly climbed above $90 a barrel on Tuesday, as fading hopes for a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations and continued disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz intensified concerns over global energy supplies. Reuters…
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Afghan Media Activists Missing in Pakistan for More Than a Month
DID Press: An Afghan journalist and two filmmakers have reportedly been missing in Islamabad for more than a month, with their families still unaware of their whereabouts or fate. Sayed Qasim Hashemi, a journalist and filmmaker, and Hamid Ehsas, an…
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