Security
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Palestine Urges Urgent Global Intervention in West Bank
DID Press: Palestinian Authority has called for urgent international intervention to halt escalating Israeli attacks and actions in the occupied West Bank, particularly in the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, which cited a statement by…
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Taliban: Insecurity in Pakistan Does Not Benefit Afghanistan
DID Press: Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban government, has rejected Pakistani officials’ allegations that the group is involved in insecurity in Pakistan, saying instability in the neighbouring country does not benefit Afghanistan. Fitrat stressed that Afghanistan is neither…
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Pakistan Open to Conditional Talks with Taliban
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has said Islamabad is willing to hold talks with the Taliban, provided the group takes practical steps to curb terrorist threats originating from Afghan territory. Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, told a…
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WP Journalist: Settler Attack Strengthened Resolve to Cover Palestinian Suffering
DID Press: Heidi Levine, a photographer for The Washington Post who was severely assaulted by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, says the incident has strengthened her determination to continue reporting on the suffering and hardships faced…
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Khalilzad Warns Reports of Pakistan Arming Afghans Could Further Strain Ties
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has warned that reports of Pakistan arming and recruiting Afghans to fight in Afghanistan and combat anti-Pakistan insurgents could further escalate tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. In a post…
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US Congresswoman: Israel Continues to Commit War Crimes Using American Funds
DID Press: US Representative Rashida Tlaib has condemned Washington’s continued arms support for Israel, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to impose a full lockdown on the occupied West Bank. In a post on the social media platform X,…
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UN: More Than 19M People Face Acute Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Nations has warned that more than 19 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity, as declining humanitarian assistance and funding shortages increase the risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition across the country. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson…
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Ukraine Ready to End War as Russia Controls 19% of Its Territory, Zelensky Says
DID Press: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Kyiv is ready to end the war with Russia as soon as possible, amid continued fighting between the two countries. Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine was prepared to bring the war to…
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IOM, UNHCR: 517 Afghans Detained in Pakistan in One Week
DID Press: At least 517 Afghan nationals were detained in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces between 11 and 17 October 2026, according to a joint report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High…
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UN Reaffirms Support for Afghan People on Its 81st Anniversary
DID Press: United Nations has praised the resilience of the Afghan people in the face of decades of conflict, poverty, displacement and climate change, while expressing concern over restrictions imposed on women and girls. In a statement issued on Saturday…
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