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Trump Seeking to Reclaim Bagram; US Begins Talks with Taliban
DID Press: US President Donald Trump announced that Washington is in talks with Taliban’s caretaker government over possible limited return of American forces to Bagram Air Base. “We should never have given up that base,” Trump told reporters at the…
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10 Countries to Officially Recognize Palestinian State
DID Press: A group of ten countries is set to formally recognize the independent State of Palestine this week, reported French sources. According to a source at the Élysée Palace, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, San Marino, Andorra, and…
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Iran: Bringing Back UNSC Sanctions Illegal
DID Press: Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, condemned a move by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to trigger the mechanism for reinstating UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran, describing it as “unjustified, unlawful, and a continuation…
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Ukrainian Drone Strike Targets Oil Refinery in Russia
DID Press: A major oil refinery owned by state energy giant Gazprom in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic was hit by a drone attack, sparking a fire, local officials confirmed. The regional governor said the incident was the result of “a terrorist…
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Taliban Defense Minister: ISIS Controls No Territory in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s caretaker defense minister, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said in an interview with Al Jazeera that the country poses no threat to others and that the Islamic State (ISIS) currently holds no territory in Afghanistan. Mujahid stated that Afghanistan’s…
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Islamabad Calls for UN Sanctions on Terrorist Groups Operating in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations has urged the Security Council to take immediate action to curb regional threats posed by terrorist groups active in Afghanistan. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad expressed concern over the expansion of militant activity…
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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Agreement
DID Press: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have entered a new phase in their military and security cooperation by signing a defense agreement that considers any attack on either country as an attack on both, signaling Riyadh and Islamabad’s shared resolve…
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: Israel’s Fall Is Inevitable
DID Press: On the anniversary of the “pager” explosions that wounded numerous members of the resistance, Hezbollah’s secretary-general praised their steadfastness and insisted that the Israeli regime will ultimately collapse and that final victory will belong to the resistance. Sheikh…
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Global Divide Over Taliban: Engagement or Pressure?
DID Press: A recent UN Security Council session once again highlighted deep divisions within the international community over how to deal with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities. While the United States stressed pressure, calling the group “untrustworthy,” Russia insisted engagement was the…
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New Ban: Hibatullah Akhundzada Prohibits Government Employees from Using Smartphones
DID Press: In a continuation of the Taliban caretaker government’s mounting restrictions on internet access and communication services, the group’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has banned the use of smartphones by government employees. According to reliable sources, this decision follows…
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