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Iran’s U21 Volleyball Team Wins Third World Championship
DID Press: Iran’s national under-21 volleyball team claimed its third World Championship title with a 3-1 victory over Italy in the 2025 finals held in China. The Iranian lineup included Ali Mombini, Arian Mahmoudinejad, Taha Behbudnia, Emran Kokjili, Matin Hosseini,…
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SCO Without Afghanistan; Taliban Caretaker Government Remains Globally Isolated
DID Press: The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit convened Monday, September 1, in Tianjin, China. One of the key agenda items was the crisis in Afghanistan. Despite the country’s central relevance, the Taliban’s caretaker government was once again excluded,…
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30 Children Die in Kunduz Measles Outbreak
DID Press: Health authorities in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province reported an unprecedented rise in measles cases as 30 children died in the first four months, this year. Mujib-ur-Rahman Sadat, head of the Administrative and Health Information System at Kunduz Public…
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Xi Urges Economic Cooperation, Rejects ‘Cold War Mentality’ at SCO Summit
DID Press: Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on Monday, calling on member states to reject “Cold War mentality” and pursue deeper economic cooperation and shared development. Speaking in Tianjin, Xi said SCO nations…
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Deadly 6.0-M Quake Hits Eastern Afghanistan; Hundreds Dead, Injured
DID Press: A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar and Nangarhar provinces late last night, killing around 700 people and injuring more than 500, according to local officials. Authorities warned the death toll may rise as rescue operations underway.…
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Major Cement Factory with 500-tons Daily Capacity Inaugurated in Baghlan
DID Press: Hamidullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban’s caretaker government, announced the launch of a major Ghori Cement Factory in Baghlan province. According to him, the factory’s production capacity reaches 500 tons per day. Fitrat emphasized that a significant…
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Mersad: ISIS-K Defeated following US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
DID Press: Mersad, a media outlet linked to the Taliban’s intelligence services, claims that ISIS-K (Islamic State Khorasan) group was swiftly eradicated after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan. The outlet reported that ISIS-K, which had been fostered to justify…
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Forced Deportations Loom as Afghanistani Migrant Cards Expire in Pakistan
DID Press: The validity of Pakistan’s PoR (Proof of Registration) cards for Afghanistani migrants is set to expire on Monday, September 1. Pakistan Ministry of Interior said holders of these cards will face forced repatriation to Afghanistan following the expiration.…
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UN Security Council to Hold Session on Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Security Council will hold a session focused on Afghanistan in September. During the meeting, Roza Otunbayeva, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA, will present her latest and last report on the country to…
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Germany Expands Deportation of Afghanistani Migrants
DID Press: Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, announced the country intends to return a larger number of Afghanistani migrants to Afghanistan. He referred to the deportation of 81 Afghanistani nationals in late July, noting that his government’s policy marks a shift…
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