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Jihadi Leaders and Fall of Republic: From Power-Sharing to Alignment with Taliban
DID Press: Afghanistan’s republican establishment took shape after the fall of the Taliban government in 2001, with the presence of US forces. The beginnings of this new political structure date back to the Bonn Conference in December 2001 — a…
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Returning Migrants Face Uncertain Future
DID Press: Following a massive wave of Afghanistani migrants returning from neighboring countries, thousands of returnees are now living in temporary camps in capital Kabul. With the accelerated return of migrants from neighboring nations, Kabul’s temporary camps have in recent…
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AJU: Killing Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza Constitutes War Crime
DID Press: Afghanistan Free Journalists’ Union (AJU) condemned the targeted killing of five Al Jazeera journalists and cameramen by Israeli forces in Gaza, saying it is a “blatant violation of international humanitarian law” and a “clear war crime.” In a…
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Herat-Mashhad Passenger Train to Launch Next Week
DID Press: The first passenger train between Mashhad in northeastern Iran and Herat in western Afghanistan will begin service next week, said Iranian officials on Monday. The train, with a capacity of about 400 passengers, will depart from Mashhad’s Tappeh…
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Caretaker Government Urges US to Hand Over Afghanistan’s Embassy in Washington
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, caretaker government spokesman, announced that during direct talks with U.S. officials, they requested the transfer of Afghanistan’s embassy in Washington and the formal recognition of their government. “We are in regular contact with the United States;…
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Russia Stages Largest Troop, Equipment Shift to Zaporizhzhia, Northern Donetsk
DID Press: Russia has carried out its largest troop and equipment redeployment in the past two months to the Zaporizhzhia front and northern Donetsk, a Ukrainian official said. Petro Andriushchenko, head of the so-called Center for the Study of Occupation,…
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US Revokes Muttaqi’s Travel Exemption to Pakistan
DID Press: The US has revoked the travel exemption of Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, preventing him from visiting Pakistan, reported Pakistani media outlets. According to Pakistani media outlets, the U.S. refused to grant…
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Russia Strikes Azerbaijan’s Oil Infrastructure Following Alleged Secret Aliyev–Trump Deal
DID Press: Geopolitical tensions in the South Caucasus have reached a new peak. According to media reports, Russia has recently targeted several Azerbaijani oil pipelines and storage facilities — an act observers view as a direct Kremlin response to a…
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India Hands Over Afghanistan Consulate in Hyderabad to Taliban caretaker Government
DID Press: Indian Government has transferred management of Afghanistan’s consulate in Hyderabad to Taliban caretaker government. This move comes despite India not formally recognizing the Taliban government, while maintaining only limited diplomatic relations with the group. According to diplomatic sources,…
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Trump-Putin Historic Meeting in Alaska: Hopes and Challenges for Ukraine Peace and Arctic Cooperation
DID Press: The upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, set to take place on August 15, 2025 in the state of Alaska, is being hailed by observers as one of the most significant diplomatic…
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