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2025 in Review: Key Events Shaping Afghanistan and World
DID Press: A special report reviews the defining developments of 2025, a year marked by geopolitical tension, economic uncertainty, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts that influenced millions of lives worldwide, including in Afghanistan. Afghanistan — key developments Security and internal…
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India Surpasses Japan to Become World’s Fourth-Largest Economy
DID Press: India has officially surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, with gross domestic product reaching USD 4.18 trillion, according to government figures and international media assessments. Analysts say India is now on track to rank third globally…
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2025: Pakistan’s Deadliest Year for Terror-Related Violence
DID Press: Data released by an Islamabad-based think tank shows that 2025 was the deadliest year in more than a decade for terrorism-related violence in Pakistan, with fatalities rising by nearly 73 percent compared with 2024. According to figures compiled…
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Global Wealth Map in 2025: Walton Dominance and Rise of Arab Dynasties
DID Press: According to latest global financial reports, the concentration of wealth among the world’s most powerful families has reached unprecedented levels. Topping the list is the US-based Walton family, with assets exceeding half a trillion dollars, followed by Middle…
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Jangmadang: Shadow Economy in North Korea
DID Press: The informal Jangmadang markets have become a vital lifeline for North Korean citizens over the past three decades. These markets emerged on the margins of the state economy, grew rapidly, and are now entering a new phase of…
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Comparative Overview of Human Resource Structures: US Federal Gov’t and Afghanistan under Ashraf Ghani
DID Press: This report examines and compares the human resource management and organizational structures of two governments: the United States federal government and Afghanistan during Ashraf Ghani’s presidency (2014–2021). The focus is strictly on administrative, organizational, and governance capacity differences,…
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Dawn: Islamabad-Kabul Trust Gap Only Bridged by Verifiable Actions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, in an editorial, wrote that while Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, claims Taliban-ruled Afghanistan poses no threat to any country and remains open to dialogue in good faith, but continued terrorist attacks inside…
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Escalation of Saudi–UAE Confrontation in Eastern Yemen
DID Press: Recent field developments and official statements indicate a strategic rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates(UAE) in eastern Yemen which has entered a new and more dangerous phase—one that can shift the balance within the anti-Ansarullah…
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US Strikes in Nigeria Spotlight Religious Tensions and Geopolitical Stakes
DID Press: US President Donald Trump announced that American forces have carried out large-scale and deadly attacks against ISIS militants in northwestern Nigeria. In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said: “At my direction, the U.S.…
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Normalization without Visibility: Jewish Community Retreats from Public Life in UAE
DID Press: Financial Times field report finds that social space for Jewish residents and pro-Israel communities in the United Arab Emirates has narrowed significantly since Gaza war, signaling the end of the post-Abraham Accords “public honeymoon” and shifting normalization into…
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