Politics
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Taliban Leader Visits Farah, Pledges to address Local Concerns
DID Press: Taliban’s supreme leader visited Afghanistan’s western Farah province, touring several areas in Takht-e-Pol district and meeting with religious scholars and local elders, according to local sources. During the visit, which took place on Thursday, the Taliban leader listened…
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Venezuela Calls Urgent UNSC Meeting, Puts Military on Alert
DID Press: Venezuela has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, citing what it described as the growing threat of a possible U.S. military attack, according to official statements released on Friday. Government sources in Caracas said…
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Khalilzad Warns of Regional Instability after Failed Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul
DID Press: Former U.S. envoy on Afghanistan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad described Pakistan’s recent airstrike on Kabul as a failure, warning that continued tensions will lead to broader instability across the region. Khalilzad wrote on his X social platform that…
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Haqqani Orders Taliban Border Forces to Defend Afghanistan’s Territory
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, acting interior minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban government, has instructed the group’s border forces to defend the country’s territory against any hostile movements along the frontier, said local sources. The order was reportedly issued amid rising tensions…
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Israel Begins Transferring Palestinian Prisoners under Swap Deal
DID Press: Transferring hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails has begun, marking a key step toward implementing a prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, reported Israeli media outlets. According to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel Prison Service has…
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Yuan Overtakes Dollar amid Escalated US-China Trade Battle
DID Press: China’s yuan has, for the first time, surpassed U.S. dollar in global payment settlements, just as U.S. President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports — a move analysts say marks the peak of an escalating…
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Pakistan Faces Direct Confrontation With Taliban
DID Press: Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and Paktika provinces, along with a warning from its defense minister about possible incursions into Afghanistan territory, mark what analysts describe as a major shift in Islamabad’s long-standing Afghanistan strategy. After decades…
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Poll: Hamas-Israel Truce Temporary
DID Press: Majority of respondents in a new DID Press poll say new announced ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is fragile and unlikely to last. According to the survey results, only 10 percent of participants believe the truce will hold…
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Political Analyst Salim Paygir Killed in Kabul Attack
DID Press: Salim Paygir, a political analyst, has died from critical injuries sustained during an armed attack at his residence in Kabul earlier today, local sources reported. No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the assassination. According…
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Afghanistani Political Analyst Salim Paygir Targeted in Kabul
DID Press: Salim Paygir, an Afghanistani political analyst, was reportedly targeted in an armed attack in capital Kabul on Thursday. He is in a critical condition, according to reports. Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban-led Interior Ministry, confirmed that…
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