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Pakistan: More Than 4,700 Citizens Killed in Terrorist Attacks Linked to Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council that more than 4,700 of its citizens have been killed in terrorist attacks over the past three years, which Islamabad says were carried out by militant groups based in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s…
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Modi: Strengthening BRICS Must Go Hand in Hand With Global Governance Reform
DID Press: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for stronger cooperation among BRICS members alongside reforms to global governance structures and a greater role for countries of the Global South in international decision-making. Speaking at the opening of the…
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Mujahid: “Zabihullah Mujahid” Was a Shared Name Used by Several Taliban Spokespeople
DID Press: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the use of the name “Zabihullah Mujahid” by several individuals during the previous Afghan government was a security measure designed to prevent members of the group’s spokesperson network from being identified.…
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Pakistan Raises Fuel Prices Amid Global Oil Price Changes
DID Press: Pakistan has raised fuel prices again, with the new rates taking effect from Sept. 12 amid changes in global oil prices. The increase marks the fifth consecutive daily rise in petrol and high-speed diesel prices. The Pakistani government…
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China Offers to Help Promote Peace and Stability in Middle East
DID Press: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China is ready to work with other BRICS members to help promote peace and stability in the Middle East and the Gulf region, as he attended the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi…
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Pakistan Deports 551 Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Taliban officials say 551 more Afghan migrants have entered Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings as Pakistan’s repatriation of Afghan migrants continues. The process of returning Afghan migrants from Pakistan is ongoing, with Taliban authorities…
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Washington Warns US Companies Over Business Deals With Taliban
DID Press: US State Department has warned American companies to exercise “extreme caution” when conducting business with Afghanistan under Taliban rule. An unnamed State Department spokesperson told Radio Free Afghanistan that U.S. private companies seeking to conduct business in Afghanistan…
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Former EU Diplomat Warns of Taliban Ideological Influence on Afghan Youth
DID Press: A former European diplomat has warned about the expansion of Taliban-controlled religious schools in Afghanistan, saying hundreds of thousands of young Afghans are being educated in these institutions where the United States and Pakistan are portrayed as enemies.…
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Ansarullah’s “Conclusive Victory”: End of 11-Year Saudi-UAE Presence on Yemen’s Coast
DID Press: Ansarullah has released details of what it described as a large-scale operation on Yemen’s western coast that began on Sept. 3 on the al-Kadhah front west of Taiz, claiming that its forces captured the coastal city of Mokha,…
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Ideological Kinship Between the Taliban and al-Qaeda
DID Press: Reports of a Taliban-organized meeting in Doha coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and the reported views expressed there in support of al-Qaeda, have once again brought the longstanding question of the Taliban’s relationship with…
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