Security
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Israel Has Demolished 48 of 60 Shia-Majority Villages in Southern Lebanon, Report Says
DID Press: An investigation by The New York Times, published on October 12, 2026, found that 48 of approximately 60 villages and towns in southern Lebanon under Israeli occupation have suffered extensive destruction. Based on satellite imagery, the investigation documented…
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Pakistan Bans Live Broadcasts of Terrorist Attacks and Security Incidents
DID Press: Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has directed private news channels to refrain from broadcasting live footage, rebroadcasting, or publishing images of security incidents, including explosions, shootings and terrorist attacks. Under the directive, television channels are permitted to…
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India, Russia Hold Talks on Afghanistan and Pakistan
DID Press: India and Russia held the seventh round of consultations on Afghanistan and Pakistan in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 14, under a bilateral special mechanism. According to a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the meeting was…
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France Arrests 8,000 in Connection With High School Student Protests
DID Press: France’s Ministry of Justice has reported that around 8,000 people have been arrested amid protests by high school students across the country, with 85% of those detained reportedly under the age of 18. According to the report, the…
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Waez-Zadeh Behsoodi: He Will No Longer Publicly Criticize Taliban Over Treatment of Shias
DID Press: Ayatollah Waez-Zadeh Behsoodi returned to Kabul on Wednesday after spending four months abroad, announcing that he would no longer publicly criticize the Taliban’s treatment of Afghanistan’s Shia community or discuss its problems in the media. Speaking at a…
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Pakistan Says It Intercepted 23 Drones from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan in September, raising concerns about the growing use of unmanned aircraft amid escalating clashes between Islamabad and the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. According to a report by France…
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Anti-Government Protests in Albania Leave Government Buildings Ablaze
DID Press: Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in Tirana, the capital of Albania, during anti-government demonstrations that saw several government buildings set on fire. The clashes left 14 police officers injured and resulted in the arrest of 35…
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More Than 70% of Aircraft Relocated From Riyadh Airport Amid Yemeni Attacks
DID Press: Airlines have relocated a large proportion of their aircraft from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following escalating attacks by Yemeni forces on Saudi Arabia. According to flight-tracking data, the number of aircraft at the airport fell from…
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Pakistan: PTI Leader Directs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, political adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that Murad Saeed, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is in Afghanistan and is directing the affairs of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government from there. Speaking on…
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Five Killed, 15 Injured in Collision on Kabul–Kandahar Highway
DID Press: Five people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a 580 passenger bus and a trailer truck in Azam Kala area of Daman district in southern Kandahar province, local sources said. The accident occurred at…
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