Security
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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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Trump Urges Launch of 2nd Phase of Gaza Truce Deal
DID Press: US President Donald Trump, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, requested the implementation of the second phase of the truce agreement in Gaza, Israeli television reported. According to the report, Trump urged Netanyahu to…
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Khalilzad Urges Stricter Oversight of Migrants with Military Backgrounds in US
DID Press: Former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad, warned that background checks and monitoring of migrants with military experience in the United States are insufficient, and security agencies must take immediate action to identify and manage potential…
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Kremlin: US-Russia Talks on Ukraine Constructive but Key Disagreements Persist
DID Press: Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the President of Russia, said that recent discussions between Moscow and Washington regarding Ukraine were “constructive,” but the two sides have not yet reached an agreement to end the war, and the path to…
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Russian Border Guards Deployed on Tajikistan–Afghanistan Border
DID Press: Highlighting the presence of Russian border troops in Tajikistan, Kremlin emphasized the importance of continuing dialogue and contacts with Afghanistan. Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for the Russian presidency, told Indian media ahead of the Russia–India summit in New Delhi:…
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