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Poverty in Bamiyan: Families Survive on Leftover Potatoes
DID Press: Bamiyan — For some impoverished families in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, the potato harvest season is not merely a time for gathering agricultural produce. It is an opportunity to search beneath the soil for a few potatoes left behind,…
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Moscow Format Fails to Reach Consensus on Afghanistan
DID Press: The 8th meeting of the Moscow Format on Afghanistan concluded without a joint statement, highlighting persistent political and security divisions among regional countries. India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) described the outcome as a failure, attributing it to disagreements…
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Yemen Conflict: Saudi Arabia on Alert as Strikes Reported in Saada and Fighting Continues in Taiz
DID Press: Reports of escalating military tensions between Yemeni forces and Saudi Arabia include warnings by Yemen’s armed forces concerning Saudi oil facilities, a reported missile strike in Najran, rising casualties from an airstrike in Saada province, and continued fighting…
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Saudi Arabia Faces Ansarullah Attacks as Sanaa Forces Advance in Taiz
DID Press: Military developments in Yemen over the past several hours indicate escalating clashes on multiple fronts, the downing of a Saudi armed reconnaissance drone in Hajjah province, reported drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, and continued advances by Sanaa-aligned forces…
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Ansarullah’s Survival Highlights Failure of Saudi Strategy in Yemen
DID Press: Ignis Rex, a Singaporean political activist and supporter of resistance movements, has argued that the continued political and military presence of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, despite years of war and Saudi military pressure, demonstrates Riyadh’s failure to achieve its…
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Afghanistan’s Gemstones: The Glittering Treasures of the Hindu Kush
DID Press: Afghanistan sits atop one of the world’s most geologically diverse regions, with complex metamorphic formations and extensive pegmatite deposits. The collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which helped shape the towering Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain…
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Wakhan Corridor: A New Afghanistan–China Link With Wider Regional Transit Implications
DID Press: The opening of a road through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor has created a new land connection toward China, potentially reshaping regional trade and transit routes. However, the road’s economic value will depend on whether Beijing opens the border to…
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Khorram: Rubio Is Mobilizing the West for a Civilizational Confrontation with the East
DID Press: Abdul Karim Khorram, former chief of staff to Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai, has described U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent speech in Athens as an effort to rally Western countries around a shared civilizational identity against…
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Davutoglu Visits Najaf and Karbala as Türkiye Seeks Broader Ties with Iraqi Shiite Leaders
DID Press: Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s visit to Najaf, Kufa and Karbala, along with meetings with prominent Iraqi political and religious figures, highlights Ankara’s efforts to expand its engagement across Iraq’s political and religious landscape. The approach could…
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Armed Resistance in Afghanistan Has Spread to 26 Provinces
DID Press: An analytical report by South Asia Times has reported the geographical expansion and increased activity of armed groups opposed to the Taliban in Afghanistan, emphasizing that armed resistance in August and September 2026 went beyond sporadic local clashes…
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