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China Envoy: Taliban Pledge Probe Into Attacks on Chinese Nationals
DID Press: Yue Xiaoyong said senior officials of the Taliban have pledged to investigate recent terrorist attacks targeting Chinese citizens and interests in Afghanistan. According to the envoy, the commitment was made during two days of meetings in Kabul with…
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Japan Allocates $2M for Afghan Returnees, Vulnerable Host Communities
DID Press: Japan has pledged $2 million to the UNHCR to provide emergency support for more than 116,000 Afghan returnees from Iran and Pakistan, as well as vulnerable host communities in Afghanistan. The assistance includes cash support for roughly 23,000…
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Pakistan Military Intensifies Retaliatory Strikes Against Taliban Along Border
DID Press: Pakistan armed forces launched attacks on Taliban positions along the border, with security sources reporting Taliban retreats. According to state-run Radio Pakistan, the military conducted operations in the Zhob region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier targeting both the Taliban…
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ICRC Provides Cash Aid to Returning Afghan Families in Nangarhar
DID Press: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided cash assistance to approximately 2,000 returning families in Nangarhar to meet their immediate needs. Many of these families are living in open-air conditions without proper shelter, and the support…
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China Seeks to Boost Trade and Investment in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that Nuruddin Azizi met with China’s special representative Yoshiao Yong to discuss expanding trade relations and investment opportunities. Azizi highlighted that Afghanistan offers a secure environment for investment and invited Chinese…
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Uzbekistan Lifts Tariffs on 14 Afghan Goods to Boost Trade
DID Press: Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan, removing customs tariffs on 14 key Afghan products. The deal also includes phytosanitary facilitation for Afghan agricultural goods and broader support for exporters. Officials say the…
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NYT: Iran Emerging as Tactical Winner Amid US Strikes
DID Press: New York Times reported that Iran’s aggressive response to US attacks has forced Washington to revise its operational plans and accelerate embassy evacuations in the region. Highlighting a recent Iranian drone strike on a luxury hotel in Erbil,…
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Iran Claims Strategic Edge as Regional Conflict Shifts Power Balance
DID Press: Iran appears to have gained the strategic initiative in the latest phase of its confrontation with the United States and Israel, according to reports and battlefield developments cited by regional media and analysts. The latest wave of operations,…
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Taliban Assess Torkham Market Damage, Promise Aid to Traders
DID Press: Authorities from the Taliban administration have completed an initial assessment of damage to shops and commercial markets in the border town of Torkham following fires reportedly triggered by attacks by Pakistani forces. Local officials in Nangarhar Province said…
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Afghanistan’s UN Envoy Says Taliban Policies Deepening National Crisis
DID Press: Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Afghanistan’s acting representative to the United Nations, told the United Nations Security Council that the policies of the Taliban administration have worsened the country’s humanitarian, economic, and social crises. Speaking during a Security Council session,…
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