Security
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Rising Tajikistan–Afghanistan Border Tensions Expose Central Asia’s New Geopolitical Fragility
DID Press: Increasing targeted attacks along the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, the growing activity of smuggling networks, and Russia’s renewed security involvement have pushed Central Asia into a sensitive geopolitical phase—one in which security has become the driving force behind economic and…
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Trump Warns Ukraine; Conditions against Kyiv
DID Press: US President Donald Trump warned that the balance of the war in Ukraine is shifting rapidly to Kyiv’s disadvantage, saying Ukrainian leaders should have agreed to a settlement earlier. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said…
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Yemen Frees Crew of ‘Eternity C’ Vessel
DID Press: Yemen has announced the release of the crew of the vessel Eternity C, which was struck on 7 July 2025 as part of the country’s naval operations against Israel in the Red Sea. The release was carried out…
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Taliban FM: Washington Shooting Has No Link to Afghan People or Government
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban government’s foreign minister, said the recent shooting in Washington that killed one U.S. National Guard member and critically injured another has no connection to the Afghan people or the Afghan government. His remarks…
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Bomb kills 3 Pakistani police officers close to Afghanistan border
DID Press: Three Pakistani police officers were killed on Wednesday (Dec. 3) when a roadside bomb exploded in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan. Local officials said two other officers were wounded in the attack. Ali…
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Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree to Maintain Truce
DID Press: In latest effort to reduce tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials from both countries met in Saudi Arabia and agreed to maintain the existing ceasefire. Three Afghan officials and two Pakistani officials, one of whom is based in…
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Fugitive ISIS Leader Reemerges as Somalia’s Mountain-Based Commander
DID Press: Abdulqadir Mumin — once a “mullah imam” in UK who preached in London and Leicester mosques — has now become the leader of the ISIS branch in Somalia, a faction operating from the Cal-Miskaad mountains. According to analysts,…
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Russia Signals Strategic, Security-Focused Engagement with Taliban
DID Press: Kremlin emphasized that Russia’s decision to deepen ties with the Taliban is driven less by political alignment and more by the need to manage potential security threats in its southern neighborhood. Moscow is concerned about rising extremist activity,…
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Hamza bin Laden Spotted in Afghanistan, Raising Global Security Concerns
DID Press: A transatlantic intelligence network has released a video claiming to show Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, inside Afghanistan. Following the release of the video reportedly depicting Hamza bin Laden within Afghanistan, concerns have grown…
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CAIR Condemns Trump’s Afghan Immigration Ban as Discriminatory, Violent
DID Press: The Council on American-Islamic Relations – California (CAIR-CA) has called on the Trump administration to lift the blanket suspension on Afghan immigration processing and the “punitive” measures that could affect tens of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, green…
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