Security
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US Military Faces Structural, Cultural, and Operational Crises Despite $1T Budget
DID News: Despite a budget nearing $1 trillion and its status as one of the world’s most powerful militaries, the United States Army faces a series of structural, cultural, and managerial crises that could severely weaken its combat effectiveness in…
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Heavy Rains Across Afghanistan Kill 61, Destroy Thousands of Homes and Farms
DID Press: Recent heavy rains across Afghanistan have resulted in significant casualties and damage. According to official Taliban government statistics, 61 people have died, 116 injured, and 4 remain missing due to these events. The disasters have fully or partially…
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Afghanistan Records 467 Mine Casualties in 2025
DID Press: According to data from the Mine Action Coordination and Integration Directorate (DMAC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), contamination from landmines and unexploded ordnance remains a serious humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. In 2025, a total…
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New Yorker: US War Against Iran Fail to Achieve Strategic Goals
DID Press: American magazine The New Yorker reported that US attacks on Iran have neither weakened the country’s governing structure nor achieved the stated political objectives. According to the report, the idealized views of Donald Trump, President of the United…
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Potential Strategic Shift: Iran Reportedly Gains Access to North Korean ICBMs
DID Press: In a media interview, Hossein Bagheri, head of the Iqbal Think Tank in Pakistan, claimed that Iran has obtained a stock of North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles, specifically the “Hwasong-18” model. According to him, approximately 500 of these…
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Tehran Expresses Sympathy for Afghan Migrant Families After Recent Casualties
DID News: Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran expressed condolences over the deaths of several Afghan citizens in recent attacks. Esmaeil Baqaei reported that a number of Afghan nationals residing in Iran as honored guests were either…
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US Air Power Suffers Major Setback Amid Intensifying Iran Conflict
DID Press: In one of the deadliest days of the war, Iran significantly raised the cost of Washington’s military presence in the region by downing an F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft, while also targeting U.S. rescue helicopters.…
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Family Members Killed After 5.8-Magnitude Quake in Afghanistan
DID Press: Following a relatively strong earthquake, six members of a single family were killed in the Gosfand Dara area of Bagrami district, Kabul. According to Hafiz Basharat, spokesperson for the Kabul governor, the victims included the father, mother, four…
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Kabul–Jalalabad Highway Reblocked Due to Floods and Landslide
DID Press: Kabul–Jalalabad highway has once again been completely closed to traffic due to heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and landslides in the Tangi Gharu area. According to the Ministry of Public Works, the route—which had been reopened on Friday morning,…
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Times: Extensive Damage to 13 US Bases Following Iranian Strikes
DID Press: British newspaper The Times reported that at least 13 US military bases in the region suffered extensive damage after Iranian missile and drone attacks. According to the report, even advanced air defense systems stationed at these bases failed…
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