Security
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Pakistan: Taliban Not Legitimate Representatives of Afghanistan People
DID Press: As border clashes between Pakistani forces and the Taliban escalated, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry declared that Taliban “do not represent Afghanistan people” and that the current government in Kabul lacks both national and international legitimacy. Speaking of escalating tensions…
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Ceasefire Broken in Gaza: Israel Killed 11 Members of One Family
DID Press: Despite ceasefire remaining officially in effect, Israeli forces on Friday evening targeted a vehicle carrying displaced Palestinians in al-Zaytoun neighborhood of eastern Gaza City, killing 11 members of Abu Shaaban family, including seven children and three women, according…
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Trump Pulls Back on Supplying Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine
DID Press: US media outlet Axios has reported growing tensions during a two-hour meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. Trump reportedly rejected Kyiv’s request for Tomahawk long-range missiles, emphasizing that diplomacy…
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Pakistan Violates Truce, Orders On-Hand Expulsion of Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Despite an extended temporary ceasefire between the Taliban government and Pakistan, Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province have pushed the already fragile relations between the two neighbors into a new phase of crisis. At the same time, Islamabad…
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Putin: Sanctions Crippled Europe; Russia Remains Global Energy Pillar
DID Press: Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Western sanctions at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow, saying the measures have undermined Europe’s industrial competitiveness and led to declining output in Germany, the EU’s economic engine. Putin said that despite…
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Pakistan Halts Transit Trade with Afghanistan amid Tensions
DID Press: In a new move, Pakistan has suspended all transit trade with Afghanistan through its western border crossings, effectively halting the flow of goods between the two countries. According to Pakistani media reports, Pakistani government has ordered a complete…
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Iran’s President Urges Muslim Unity for Regional Peace
DID Press: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Muslim countries to act as “one body” in pursuit of peace and solidarity, amid renewed tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Reacting to the recent border clashes, Pezeshkian called on Islamic nations to set…
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From Iran’s Border to China’s Frontier: Washington’s Expanding Architecture of Chaos
DID Press: For more than three years since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s borderlands have been a theater of constant tension. Taliban border guards have clashed repeatedly with Iranian forces — often in reckless and undisciplined ways that ignored…
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Pakistan Tightens Policy, Expels Thousands of Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Pakistan’s recent crackdown on undocumented Afghanistani migrants has forced hundreds of thousands to leave the country and return to Afghanistan, according to the UN refugee agency. The UNHCR said that between April and early October, more than 472,000…
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Malaysia-Led Massive Flotilla to Challenge Gaza Naval Blockade
DID Press: A coalition of Islamic non-governmental organizations in Malaysia has announced plans to launch what it calls the “Fourth Global Freedom Flotilla,” a humanitarian convoy of nearly 1,000 ships set to sail for the Gaza Strip next month in…
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