Security
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Afghanistan’s Shiite High Commission Reopens After One-Day Standoff
DID Press: Afghanistan Shiite High Commission said its office in Kabul has reopened to the public a day after it was surrounded by forces from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice, with its activities continuing without interruption. The commission said in…
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NRC Warns Afghan Families Are in “Free Fall” Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is deteriorating month by month, leaving families increasingly vulnerable to poverty, displacement, conflict, climate change and gender restrictions. Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the NRC, said during a…
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Pakistan Raises Fresh Concerns Over Militants Allegedly Trained in Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, a senior adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that militants trained in Afghanistan are entering Pakistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are seeking to expand their activities into Punjab province. Sanaullah claimed that militants trained in…
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Religious Settlement Network Reshapes West Bank Landscape
DID Press: A Reuters investigation has found that a network linked to two Israeli brothers has helped expand Jewish settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank through construction, infrastructure development and the establishment of farms. According to the Reuters investigation,…
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Russia Prioritizes Strengthening Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border, Defense Minister Says
DID Press: Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said that strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan is a priority for Moscow, adding that Russia’s military base in Tajikistan remains on alert to counter external threats. Belousov said Moscow and…
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11 Militants Killed in Pakistani Army Operations in Balochistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s military says 11 members of the group it refers to as “Fitna al-Hindustan” were killed during intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on September 6 and 7. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during an operation in Kharan,…
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Abdullah: Massoud Devoted His Life to National Unity and Consensus
DID Press: Dr. Abdullah, former chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, described Ahmad Shah Massoud as a “national hero” and a selfless figure who devoted his life to Afghanistan in a message marking the 25th anniversary of Massoud’s…
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IRGC Captures US Unmanned Submarine in Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced the capture of a U.S. smart, unmanned submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials have acknowledged the loss of the underwater vehicle but said the…
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Iran Responds to US Strikes With Extensive Missile Attacks
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a wave of retaliatory operations overnight in response to U.S. missile and naval attacks on Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and Jask. News reports said Iranian forces fired a large…
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Rockets Strike Taliban Police Headquarters in Badakhshan
DID Press: Several rockets were fired at the Taliban police headquarters in Kohistan Rag district of Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said. The attack was accompanied by a series of explosions, but no casualties have been reported. Local sources…
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