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US Military Casualties in Iran War Rise to 757 Wounded, Pentagon Says
DID Press: The number of U.S. service members wounded since the start of the war with Iran has risen to 757, according to newly updated U.S. Department of Defense casualty data. The Pentagon updated its casualty figures on Wednesday, recording…
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Kabul and Minsk Agree to Expand Economic and Trade Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan and Belarus have agreed to expand economic and trade cooperation during the second meeting of their Joint Economic and Trade Commission in Minsk. The meeting was co-chaired by Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Agriculture Minister, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, and Belarusian…
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Iran Warns Regional States Against Supporting US Military Operations
DID Press: Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, has warned regional countries that any assistance or facilitation provided to the U.S. military in operations against Iran would be considered direct participation in military aggression. Abdollahi said…
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UNICEF: Kabul School Blast Violates Educational Safety and Threatens Children
DID Press: UNICEF has expressed concern over the wounding of 42 children in an explosion outside a school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi district, stressing that educational facilities are protected under international law and that the safety, dignity and rights of children…
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US National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion for First Time
DID Press: United States’ national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, reaching an unprecedented level and intensifying concerns over the country’s fiscal position and the growing cost of servicing government debt. The U.S. national debt has more…
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Rocket Strikes Near Taliban Provincial Headquarters in Faizabad
DID Press: A rocket struck near the Taliban provincial administration building in Faizabad, Badakhshan, on Wednesday evening, according to local sources. The blast was followed by about 10 minutes of sustained gunfire in the surrounding area. No group has claimed…
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Taliban Leaders Hail “Strong Islamic System” and Nationwide Security on Independence Day
DID Press: Senior Taliban officials marked Afghanistan’s 107th Independence Day by portraying the group’s government as a strong Islamic system capable of maintaining nationwide security, while calling for national unity and an end to armed opposition. Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin…
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Washington Post: Pentagon Weighs Reducing US Troops in Gulf
DID Press: The Pentagon is considering reducing the number of U.S. troops stationed in the Persian Gulf after American bases were exposed to missile and drone attacks by Iran, The Washington Post reported. According to the newspaper, the review is…
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Alaudinov: Escalating Middle East War Could Lead to Israel’s Destruction
DID Press: Apti Alaudinov, deputy head of the political-military administration of Russia’s armed forces and commander of the Akhmat special forces, has warned that further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could ultimately lead to the destruction of…
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UNAMA: 42 Children Injured in Kabul Educational Center Blast
DID Press: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has confirmed that at least 42 children, aged between 9 and 14, were injured in an explosion at an educational center in Kabul’s western Dasht-e-Barchi area on Monday evening. UNAMA expressed…
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