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Pakistani Border Shelling Kills 4 Civilians in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Four civilians were killed and nine others wounded after Pakistani forces shelled border areas in eastern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials from the Taliban administration said. Hamdullah Fitrat said mortar and artillery fire struck border districts…
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Trump May Delay China Visit Amid US Pressure on Beijing Over Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Donald Trump said he may postpone his planned trip to China later this month as Washington presses Beijing to help reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said he expects China…
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OIC Urges Action to Restore Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
DID Press: Organization of Islamic Cooperation has stressed that girls’ education in Afghanistan is a critical issue with far-reaching consequences for the country’s development. Khalil Ibrahim Okur, deputy head of the organization’s humanitarian affairs department, said access to education for…
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Afghan Asylum Seeker Dies in US ICE Custody, Rights Group Demands Investigation
DID Press: Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for a full and transparent investigation into the death of an Afghan asylum seeker who died after being detained by US immigration authorities. The organization said the man, identified as Nazir Paktiawal,…
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Pakistan Rejects Chinese Proposal for Talks With Taliban, Seeks Security Guarantees
DID Press: Pakistan has rejected a recent Chinese proposal to facilitate talks between Islamabad and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities, saying any shift in its policy toward Kabul will depend on receiving concrete and verifiable security guarantees. Official sources in Pakistan said…
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Petraeus: US Strike Sought to Weaken Iran’s Defenses Ahead of Israeli Operation
DID Press: Former CIA director David Petraeus says the United States was aware in advance of a planned Israeli attack on Iran and carried out its own strike to weaken Tehran’s defensive capabilities. According to Petraeus, Washington launched an attack…
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Iraqi Resistance Claims Ongoing “Precision Operations” Against US–Israel Targets
DID Press: A member of Iraq’s Harakat Hezbollah al‑Nujaba says groups aligned with the so-called “Axis of Resistance” are continuing precision operations against U.S. and Israeli positions across the region. Firas al‑Yasser, a member of the movement’s political council, said…
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Khamenei’s Blood and the Revival of Political Islam
1DID Press: Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei can undoubtedly be regarded—after Ayatollah Sayed Ruhollah Khomeini, and in some respects even more than him—as the most significant architect of the discourse of political Islam in contemporary Iran. Years before the 1979 revolution,…
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Afghanistan Cricket Star Wins ODI Player of the Year
DID Press: Afghanistan cricket has reached a historic milestone as Ibrahim Zadran, following his record-breaking performance in the 2025 Champions Cup, was awarded the annual Cricinfo accolade for Best Batsman of the Year in the One Day International (ODI) format.…
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China’s Strategic Calculus: Balancing Security, Economic Stakes Amid Taliban-Pakistan Tensions
DID Press: China’s apprehension over escalating tensions between the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistani forces reflects a multi-dimensional strategic calculation. Beyond economic considerations, Beijing views regional stability as essential for both its security and its substantial investment portfolio. Over recent…
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