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Kohat: From Terrorist Attack to Escalating Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
DID Press: The deadly attack on a mosque in Kohat, coupled with Pakistan’s official accusations against armed groups based in Afghanistan, has once again brought the security dispute between Kabul and Islamabad to a critical point. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information…
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Taliban Dismisses Dawat University Leaders, Appoints New Board
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education dismissed the president and administrative officials of Dawat Private University in Kabul and appointed its own team as the university’s new leadership board, reported Hasht-e Subh Daily. Neda Mohammad Nadim, the Taliban’s acting…
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Washington Post: US Military Death Toll in Iran War Higher Than Pentagon’s Public Count
DID Press: The Washington Post has reported that more U.S. service members have died during the war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, citing U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty records. According to the newspaper,…
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UN Experts Urge Pakistan to Halt Forced Returns of At-Risk Afghans
DID Press: United Nations human rights experts have urged Pakistan to halt the forced return of Afghan refugees and migrants at risk of persecution, torture or other serious harm, calling for a transparent mechanism to assess their protection needs individually…
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Brader: Afghan Products Must Be Competitive in Regional Markets
DID Press: Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has called for higher-quality domestic production and stronger capacity for Afghan products to compete in regional markets during a visit to the Mufid manufacturing company in Balkh…
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Explosions Heard in Capital Riyadh
DID Press: Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, early Saturday after Saudi authorities issued an air-raid warning for Riyadh and the nearby city of Al-Kharj, amid heightened tensions linked to the conflict in neighboring Yemen. Residents in Riyadh…
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Deadly Attack on Kohat Police Lines Mosque Kills 21, Injures 103
DID Press: At least 21 people, including 15 police personnel and six civilians, were killed and 103 others injured in a suicide bombing and armed assault at a mosque inside the Police Lines compound in Kohat, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,…
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Hekmatyar Warns Taliban Energy Deal to Turn Afghanistan into Regional Battleground
DID Press: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hizb-e Islami Afghanistan, criticized a recent energy agreement between the Taliban authorities and a Saudi company, warning that awarding strategic projects without a legally recognized government with broad national support may expose Afghanistan to…
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Le Figaro: Saudi Arabia Increasingly Isolated in Confrontation With Ansar Allah
DID Press: French newspaper Le Figaro has reported that Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure from Ansar Allah in Yemen while receiving less military and strategic support from some of its regional and international partners. According to the newspaper’s assessment,…
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Amnesty Calls for Global Action to Reopen Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
DID Press: Amnesty International has called on the international community to exert coordinated pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls and end restrictions on the education of women and girls in Afghanistan, marking five years since the…
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