Security
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Taliban Security Delegation Reviews Conditions in Northern Afghanistan
DID Press: A high-level Taliban security and military delegation has travelled to northern Afghanistan to review security conditions in remote and mountainous areas, amid calls from Taliban officials for additional forces and equipment in the region. The delegation was led…
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Pope Leo XIV: AI Risks to Humanity Are Not ‘Fake News’
DID Press: Pope Leo XIV has warned that concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously. Speaking to reporters aboard his flight from France, the pope called for greater…
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Global Institutions Paralyzed from Kabul to Beirut and Gaza
DID Press: For us, the people of Afghanistan who experienced two decades of military occupation, nighttime airstrikes and the killing of our compatriots under beautiful names such as “human rights” and “the establishment of democracy,” the images of Beirut, Dahiyeh…
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Pakistan Government, PTI Escalate Dispute Over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have intensified over the political and security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with federal officials discussing the possibility of imposing governor’s rule or an emergency in the province.…
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Pentagon Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Nearly 3 Million People
DID Press: U.S. defense officials said hackers gained unauthorized access to personal information belonging to nearly 3 million people through a personnel information system operated by the U.S. Department of Defense, affecting military personnel, civilian employees and others connected to…
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Taliban: 110 Passengers Stopped in Nimroz Human-Smuggling Operation
DID Press: Taliban security officials in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province said they have discovered three hideouts allegedly used by human smugglers in Zaranj and prevented 110 passengers from being illegally transported to neighboring countries. Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat, spokesperson for the…
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US Afghanistan War Commission Meets Pakistan Army Chief
DID Press: A delegation from the U.S. Afghanistan War Commission met Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, in Rawalpindi on Monday to discuss Pakistan’s role in the Afghanistan war, regional security…
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Al-Qaeda Reportedly Begins Training on Suicide Drones in Ghazni and Kunduz
DID Press: According to sources, al-Qaeda has begun training its members to operate suicide drones at three facilities in Afghanistan’s Ghazni and Kunduz provinces, with around 32 people, mostly foreign nationals, reportedly taking part in the training.The sources said the…
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Freedom Front Claims Three Taliban Members Killed in Faizabad Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Freedom Front said it attacked a vehicle carrying Taliban members in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, killing at least three members of the group and wounding two others. In a statement, the group said the attack…
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Afghanistan’s Shia Religious Space Faces Growing Restrictions Under Taliban
DID Press: The repeated closure of religious, cultural, educational and service institutions associated with Afghanistan’s Shia community is raising concerns about increasing restrictions on the community’s social and religious activities. The closures of institutions including Tabyan and the Fatima al-Zahra…
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