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Pakistan Says Kabul Strikes Created New Deterrence Against TTP
DID Press: Pakistani officials say Islamabad’s retaliatory strikes in Kabul have created a “new deterrence,” arguing that the operation has alarmed the Afghan Taliban and led to a sharp decline in terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Officials told The Express Tribune…
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TTP Claims Deadly Attack on Peshawar Security Forces HQ
DID Press: Khilafaye Rashideen suicide unit, affiliated with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for today’s attack on the Federal Guard Command headquarters in Peshawar—an assault that left both the attackers and several security personnel dead.…
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Suicide Blasts, Gunmen Hit Frontier Corps HQ in Peshawar
DID Press: Pakistani police sources said that armed assailants on Monday (Nov. 24) attacked the headquarters of the Frontier Corps in the city of Peshawar, an assault that reportedly involved two suicide explosions and left at least three people dead.…
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Trump: Ikhwan-ul-Muslemin a “Foreign Terrorist Organization”
DID Press: A U.S. media outlet reported that President Donald Trump intends to formally designate Ikhwan-ul-Muslemin as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization,” a move expected to have significant political and security implications across the Middle East. According to Al Arabiya, U.S.…
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Central Asia Replaces Pakistan as Afghanistan’s Main Wheat Source
DID Press: In a strategic policy shift, Taliban government has secured its national wheat supply from Central Asian countries instead of Pakistan — a move that reduces long-standing trade dependence and places the country’s food security on a more stable…
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Khalilzad: “US-led” Afghanistan War Not Comparable to Ukraine Conflict
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. envoy on Afghanistan peace process, dismissed comparisons between Afghanistan and Ukrainian conflicts, emphasizing that the two wars are fundamentally different. Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Khalilzad explained that Afghanistan war was driven by direct…
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Regional Security, Stability Conference Held in Tashkent
DID Press: An international conference titled “Regionalism and Stability: Ensuring Security in Central Asia Amid Global Changes” was held yesterday in Tashkent. The event was organized by the Uzbekistan Military Security and Defense University in collaboration with the OSCE Project…
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China, Tajikistan Strengthen Security and Economic Ties with Afghanistan in Focus
DID Press: In the first strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers, China and Tajikistan have agreed to expand security and economic cooperation, a move with direct implications for Afghanistan given its shared borders with both countries. The meeting, held in…
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Pakistan Tightens Customs Controls on Afghan Goods
DID Press: Pakistan issued a formal directive to intensify inspections of Afghan goods entering the country through unofficial routes, marking a new phase of trade restrictions that coincides with escalating border tensions and the continued closure of major crossings. The…
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Yemen Sentences 18 People to Death for Espionage
DID Press: A criminal court in Sana’a has sentenced 18 individuals to death on charges of spying for U.S., Israeli, and Saudi intelligence services. Two additional defendants in the same case were handed 10-year prison sentences. The rulings come amid…
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