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UN Sanctions List Includes 135 Taliban Members
DID Press: Colin Smith, an official with the UN Security Council’s sanctions monitoring team, said 135 Taliban members are currently subject to Security Council sanctions because of their previous records and links to terrorist activities. He added that members of…
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Ghalibaf: Hormuz to Stay Closed Until Iran Oil Sanctions End
DID Press: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until what he described as the “blockade and sanctions” on Iran’s oil exports are lifted. Ghalibaf said reopening the strategic waterway would be conditional…
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Jumakh Khan Fateh’s Arrest Puts Taliban Leadership Under Pressure
DID Press: The arrest and transfer of Jumakh Khan Fateh to Kabul is an event that should not be dismissed as merely an intra-group dispute. When the operation to suppress and disarm a local commander is led by influential figures…
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US Senator: Iran Could Unfreeze Its Assets Without Giving Up Nuclear Concessions
DID Press: US Senator Chris Murphy has criticized President Donald Trump’s approach to Iran’s nuclear program, arguing that Tehran could potentially secure the release of its frozen assets and relief from sanctions without making nuclear concessions. Murphy wrote on X…
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Freedom Front Blames Taliban for Insecurity in Western Kabul
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Freedom Front has condemned a deadly blast outside the private Shama-e Hedayat school in Kabul’s Dasht-e Barchi district as a “terrorist attack,” accusing the Taliban of failing to protect the area. In a statement, the group said…
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Trump Approval Falls to Lowest Level of Second Term
DID Press: US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33%, its lowest level since he began his second term in January 2025, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll found that 64% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s performance,…
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CSTO Chief Warns of Afghanistan Border Instability
DID Press: The secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), stressing the need to strengthen control over the organization’s borders, warned that continued instability in areas bordering Afghanistan poses clear threats to the security of Central Asia and the…
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At Least 30 Students Injured in Kabul School Blast
DID Press: An explosion outside the Shama-e Hedayat school and private education center in the Dasht-e Barchi area of western Kabul on Monday evening injured at least 30 students, mostly girls, according to local sources. Witnesses said the injured were…
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for an End to Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
DID Press: Pope Leo XIV, head of the Vatican City State, called for an end to Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after reciting the Sunday prayer. According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV called on the…
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Afghanistan Opposition Groups Reject Taliban’s Legitimacy
DID Press: The National Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan and the High Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan have, in a joint resolution, described the Taliban government as “lacking national legitimacy” and urged countries around the…
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