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UN Warns Pakistan Crackdown Pushing Afghan Refugees Into Economic Distress
DID Press: UNHCR says tightened restrictions by Pakistan on Afghan refugees have plunged thousands of families into acute economic hardship and heightened the risk of detention and forced deportation. In its latest monthly report, UNHCR said Afghan refugees in Islamabad…
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Russia Warns Any New Strike on Iran to Trigger Global Fallout
DID Press: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with Al Arabiya, warned that any new attack on Iran could have adverse consequences for global security and regional stability. Lavrov said further strikes on Iran would carry severe repercussions,…
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Unknown Drones Fly Over Panjshir, Heightening Security Fears
DID Press: Local sources in Panjshir Province report a sharp increase in unidentified drone flights over the province, raising security concerns among residents in recent days. According to reports from multiple districts, the drones have been repeatedly seen over Anaba,…
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Taliban Earn Millions from Sale of Mines in Panjshir and Nuristan
DID Press: Taliban government has reported substantial revenue from the sale of precious and semi-precious stones mined in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Panjshir and Nuristan. Sayed Rahim Ameer, head of the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Nuristan, announced…
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China–Pakistan Push to Legitimize Taliban Through Security Pressure, Economic Incentives
DID Press: China and Pakistan are pursuing a coordinated approach that combines security pressure with economic incentives in an effort to curb militant threats while facilitating the international legitimization of the Taliban, according to regional assessments. Beijing and Islamabad recently…
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Iran–Afghanistan Rail Corridor Emerges as Key Trade Artery
DID Press: Head of Railway of the Islamic Republic of Iran said rail freight traffic between Iran and Afghanistan risen sharply in recent months, describing the corridor as a strategic axis for expanding bilateral economic cooperation. Jabbarali Zakeri, the railway’s…
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Bajaur Attack and Complex Security Equation in Pakistan
DID Press: Last night’s suicide attack on a border forces base in Mamond, Bajaur, which left at least 13 people dead—including nine security personnel and three civilians, among them a six-year-old child—once again demonstrated that the security crisis in Khyber…
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Kabul, Tashkent Signed 25 MoU Worth $300M
DID Press: At the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Trade Cooperation meeting, attended by Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Taliban government, and Arkinjon Turdimov, Governor of Syrdarya, both sides signed 25 memoranda of understanding valued at over $300 million. These…
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Taliban: US Inclination to Negotiate Reflects Fear of War with Iran
DID Press: Dr. Abdul Latif Nazari, Professional Deputy of the Ministry of Economy in the Taliban government, wrote in an analysis on his Facebook page that the US’ willingness to begin a new round of negotiations with Iran reflects Washington’s…
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Poll: Shadow of Distrust Looms Over Second Round of Tehran–Washington Talks
DID Press: The results of a new survey conducted by DID Press Agency regarding the second round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States indicate that public sentiment is largely shaped by pessimism about a swift outcome to…
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