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US Weapons Purchases Funded by Europeans; New Military Package on Way to Ukraine
DID Press: Three European countries allocated more than $500 million to purchase U.S. weapons for delivery to Ukraine. Sweden, Norway, and Denmark announced that, as part of a joint package, they will spend a total of $511 million to buy…
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US Envoy Witkoff in Moscow for Talks with Russian Leaders on Ukraine
DID Press: U.S. Special Envoy for Middle Eastern Affairs Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, August 6, for talks with senior Russian officials over the war in Ukraine. According to DID Press, citing Reuters, a well‑informed source confirmed that…
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Lebanese Cabinet Backs Down; Hezbollah Disarmament Remains Only on Paper
DID Press: Unprecedented meeting of Lebanon’s cabinet on the sensitive issue of Hezbollah’s weapons—contrary to Western expectations and those of some domestic factions—ended without any executive decision. The session, held Tuesday evening under U.S. pressure and within the framework of…
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Trump: Ukraine War Belongs to Biden, Will Pull US Out
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated in his recent remarks that he intends to withdraw the United States from the war in Ukraine. “This war is Biden’s war not mine,” he said. “I am here to get us out…
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Turkmenistan to Expand Torghundi Port Using Afghanistani Workforce
DID Press: Turkmenistan reportedly wants to begin the work on expanding Torghundi Port in western Afghanistan ahead of schedule, with all labor to be sourced locally from Afghanistani workers. The announcement was made during a visit to Herat province by…
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Senior IOM Officials Visit Afghanistan, Warn of Migrants’ Critical Situation
DID Press: Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), accompanied by the Organization’s Regional Director, arrived in Afghanistan to strengthen coordination efforts aimed at addressing the challenges facing migrants. In a statement released on Tuesday, the IOM reported…
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Poll: Afghanistani Arbaeen Pilgrims Victims of Kabul’s Weak Diplomacy
DID Press: In a latest poll conducted by DID Press on the challenges faced by Afghanistani pilgrims traveling to Iraq, lack of an active Afghanistan’s political representation in Iraq was identified as the most important factor depriving these pilgrims of…
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Muttaqi’s Visit to Pakistan Delayed Due to Lack of UN Travel Exemption
DID Press: The three-days visit of the acting government’s foreign minister to Pakistan has been postponed due to the United Nations not issuing a travel exemption in time. According to Western media reports, the official visit of Amir Khan Muttaqi,…
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Tehran–Islamabad; Two Muslim Countries Seeking Shared Future
DID Press: Express Tribune in its Editorial argued that the two-day debut visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan was widely seen as a fence-mending exercise meant to do away with any of the misgivings that would have incurred…
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US Tanks Transferred to Pakistan Raise Regional Security Concerns
DID Press: The transfer of American tanks from Afghanistan to Pakistan, coinciding with the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, has heightened concerns about regional security and stability. The relocation of these tanks to Pakistan sparked serious questions and concerns…
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