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Sayed Sufi Gardizi Released on Conditions, Taliban Orders Him to Leave Kabul
DID Press: Sayed Sufi Gardizi, a Shia figure considered close to Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has been released after being detained by the Taliban on the condition that he leave Kabul and refrain from attending social gatherings and ceremonies,…
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Muttaqi: Pakistan Has Launched New Project to Destabilize Afghanistan and Region
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, said at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan that Pakistan has launched a new project aimed at challenging security in Afghanistan and the wider region. Muttaqi alleged that Pakistan’s…
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UNAMA: Teachers’ Role in Afghanistan More Important Than Ever
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), marking World Teachers’ Day, has expressed appreciation for Afghanistan’s teachers, particularly those working in remote areas who continue educating students despite difficult conditions and limited resources. UNAMA said teachers transform lives by…
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25 Years On, Afghan War Crimes Victims Still Await Justice
DID Press: Human Rights Watch says that 25 years after the start of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, many victims of war crimes and human rights abuses still lack access to justice, accountability and reparations. In a report marking 25…
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Roberts: Israel’s Dimona Facility Could Serve as Iran’s “Nuclear Weapon”
DID Press: Paul Craig Roberts, a former U.S. Treasury Department official, referring to Iran’s missile capabilities and Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility, said Iran does not need to develop a nuclear weapon to establish nuclear deterrence. Speaking to the Going Underground…
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China Rejects Trump Request to Increase Diesel Exports
DID Press: China has rejected a request from U.S. President Donald Trump to increase exports of refined petroleum products, including diesel, according to comments attributed to economist Steve Hanke, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Hanke said Chinese refineries are…
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Afghanistan Opens Wakhan Road, Strengthening Direct Connectivity With China
DID Press: Afghanistan is set to officially inaugurate the Khameh–Wakhan road in Badakhshan province on Sunday, October 4, marking the opening of a route intended to connect Afghanistan directly with China through the Wakhan Corridor. The road, built in two…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Choice Between Confrontation and Cooperation
DID Press: Rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, ranging from border clashes and airstrikes to disputes over the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have brought relations between the two countries to a critical point. However, their geographic and economic interdependence…
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Pak Army Holds Taliban Responsible for Consequences of Alleged Terrorism Support
DID Press: Pakistan’s military has accused the Taliban of facilitating terrorism and reaffirmed Islamabad’s stated right to self-defence and to take targeted action against threats it says originate from Afghanistan. Senior Pakistani military commanders reviewed the country’s security situation and…
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Taliban Pressure on Shia Institutions Extends from Seminaries to Media and Universities
DID Press: A data-driven report by DID Press shows that between August 27 and October 1, 2026, the Taliban’s measures against a number of institutions associated with Afghanistan’s Shia and Sunni communities in Kabul expanded beyond religious and cultural centres…
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