Security
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Taliban Warns Pakistan: Any Cross-Border Attack to Face Retaliation
DID Press: Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban’s Defense Minister, has warned Pakistan that Afghanistan will respond to any potential cross-border aggression, stressing that Kabul will not allow its foreign policy to be censored and will shape its relations based on national…
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Israeli Minister Calls for Resumption of ‘All-Out War’ on Gaza
DID Press: Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the military to resume full-scale combat operations in the Gaza Strip. Ben-Gvir’s remarks, widely covered due to their hardline tone, called on the…
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EU: Inclusive Government and Lasting Peace Only Path for Afghanistan
DID press: European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Gilles Bertrand, said following his week-long visit to Afghanistan that the EU views a multilateral process as the only viable path to address the international community’s shared concerns over Afghanistan’s adherence to…
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Turkey Back Up Peace Efforts Between Afghanistan-Pakistan
DID Press: Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and the Taliban, brokered through Turkish and Qatari mediation, and reaffirmed its commitment to support regional peace initiatives. In an official statement released on Sunday (October 19),…
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Louvre Museum Closes Following Reported Theft
DID Press: The Louvre Museum in Paris was abruptly closed on Sunday (October 19) following reports of a possible theft, according to local media. The unexpected closure was announced in a statement on the museum’s official social media account, citing…
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Chaman-Spinboldak Border Set to Reopen Soon
DID Press: Chaman-Spinboldak border crossing, which has been closed in recent weeks due to border clashes between the Taliban government and Pakistan, is expected to reopen soon. According to business sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the crossing is scheduled to…
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Netanyahu Nominates for 2026 Israeli Elections
DID Press: Current Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has officially announced that he will seek re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2026. Netanyahu, recognized as a hardline figure, holds the record for the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s…
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Indonesia Denies Visas to Israeli Athletes
DID Press: Continuing its diplomatic and political support for the Palestinian people, Indonesia announced that it will not issue visas to six Israeli athletes who were scheduled to compete in the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta. Local media reported…
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Hamas Endorses Formation of Joint Governing Committee for Gaza
DID Press: Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has agreed to the formation of a joint committee to administer Gaza Strip and has called for the process to be expedited. Hazem Qassem, a senior Hamas official, announced that the movement had…
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Kabul, Islamabad Agree to Ceasefire Mediated by Qatar
DID Press: Following several rounds of negotiations between Afghan and Pakistani officials in Doha, the government of Qatar announced early Sunday (October 19) that the two countries have reached an agreement on an immediate ceasefire — a deal aimed at…
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