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Taliban Said to Seek Ashraf Ghani’s Return Through His Uncle
DID Press: Abdul Qayum Kochi, uncle of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, claims the Taliban have tasked him with contacting Ghani and encouraging him to return to Afghanistan. Kochi said the assignment followed recent remarks by Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid,…
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Warning Kandahar, Haqqani Urged Justice Minister Dismissal
DID Press: Haqqani has sent a written message to Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader in Kandahar, warning about growing public dissatisfaction and calling for the removal of the Taliban’s Minister of Justice, say sources close to Sirajuddin Haqqani. According…
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Ansarullah Launches Heavy Three-Day Barrage Against Saudi-Backed Forces
DID Press: Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has launched a major three-day wave of attacks against Saudi-backed forces in Marib, Hadramout, Al-Jawf and along the Red Sea coast, with Yemeni military sources claiming that more than 50 ballistic missiles and around 30…
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Mossad Shake-Up: Senior Officials Behind Iran Operations Removed
DID Press: Israel’s Channel 12 has reported that Mossad chief Roman Gofman has dismissed two senior officials who were responsible for planning special operations targeting Iran, in a move analysts view as a sign of internal divisions and operational setbacks…
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CNN: Top US General Seeks Way to End Conflict With Iran
DID Press: CNN, citing informed sources, has reported that the United States’ top military commander is privately seeking a way to bring the conflict with Iran to an end. “Air power has limitations,” while US ammunition stocks are also declining,…
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UN Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Six Women’s Rights Workers
DID Press: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s detention of six employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul and called for their immediate…
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Freedom Front Claims Two Taliban Members Killed in Jalalabad Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front said its fighters attacked a Taliban intelligence chief’s compound in the sixth police district of Jalalabad, killing two Taliban members and wounding another. The Taliban has not yet commented on the claim. The Afghanistan Freedom…
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Taliban Spokesman: Good Kabul-Tehran Relations Benefit Both Peoples
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said relations between Afghanistan and Iran are positive and that trade between the two countries is proceeding normally. Mujahid said the Taliban government supports resolving tensions and maintaining security in the region. He added…
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Afghanistan United Front Claims Capture of Taliban Base in Ghor
DID Press: Afghanistan United Front said on Friday that its forces captured a Taliban base in Al-Farouq district of Ghor province during a nighttime operation, killing two Taliban members and wounding four others. In a statement, the group said the…
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More Than 50 Experts Call for Criminalizing Gender Apartheid Under Taliban Rule
DID Press: More than 50 prominent lawyers and human rights advocates have called for the recognition and criminalization of gender apartheid under international law, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power. The group issued an “International…
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