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Conflicting Claims after Deadly Pakistan Strikes on Afghan Provinces
DID Press: Amid escalating border tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistan’s Monday-night airstrikes on Khost, Paktika, and Kunar provinces have reignited debate over the nature of the targets and the identities of those killed. Taliban authorities claim “civilians” were among…
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Widespread Alawite Protests Erupt in Northwestern Syrian Cities
DID Press: Hundreds of residents in Jableh, Latakia, Tartus, Banyas, and Homs took to the streets to protest attacks by armed groups affiliated with Ahmed Shara, the country’s current leader, Amid rising tensions in Syria’s Alawite-majority regions. Reports indicate that…
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Structural Violence against Afghanistan Women: Re-Reading Forgotten Crisis
DID Press: On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Afghanistan presents a stark image of structural violence, organized deprivation, and the systematic erasure of women from social, economic, and educational life—an ongoing crisis that, amid global…
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Pakistani Airstrike on Khost Kills 9 Children Amid Rising Border Tensions
Did Press: A midnight airstrike by Pakistani forces on a residential home in Gurbuz district of Khost has killed nine children and one woman, while several civilians were wounded in Kunar and Paktika. The attack comes amid escalating border tensions…
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Afghan Plane Lands on Wrong Runway in Delhi, Near-Miss Averted
DID Press: A potentially dangerous aviation incident was narrowly avoided at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi when Ariana Afghan Airlines flight FG-311 mistakenly landed on runway 29R instead of the authorized 29L, while another aircraft was taking off…
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TTP Claims Deadly Attack on Peshawar Security Forces HQ
DID Press: Khilafaye Rashideen suicide unit, affiliated with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for today’s attack on the Federal Guard Command headquarters in Peshawar—an assault that left both the attackers and several security personnel dead.…
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Fatimah Zahra (S): The Guiding Light of Unity for Muslim Ummah
DID Press: At the international “Shamim-e-Fatemi” conference, attended by poets from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, Iran’s cultural attaché in Afghanistan emphasized that Fatimah Zahra (S) is a central figure of unity among Muslim countries. Respect for her by all…
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China, Tajikistan Strengthen Security and Economic Ties with Afghanistan in Focus
DID Press: In the first strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers, China and Tajikistan have agreed to expand security and economic cooperation, a move with direct implications for Afghanistan given its shared borders with both countries. The meeting, held in…
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Meta: Afghan Users’ Facebook Friend Lists Hidden for Protection
DID Press: Meta has disabled access to the “Friends” list for Facebook users in Afghanistan amid growing concerns that the Taliban are exploiting social media data to identify critics and individuals at risk—an unprecedented security move that now extends to…
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South Asia Strategic Rift: Roots and Dimensions of Pakistan-Taliban Growing Tensions
Exclusive Report – DID Press: The relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan—once considered one of the closest yet most complex political and security partnerships in the region prior to 2021—has entered a phase many analysts now describe as a “structural…
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