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Alarming Rise in Cancer Cases Reported in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Cancer Foundation has warned of a concerning increase in the number of people affected by cancer in the country, saying the number of cancer patients has surpassed 1.5 million. The foundation said cases of various types of…
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Doha Meeting Raises Questions Over Taliban’s Ties to al-Qaeda
DID Press: Reports have emerged of a meeting organized by the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, where the al-Qaeda network and the attacks carried out in the United States that year…
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Israeli Attacks on Gaza Leave More Than 1,300 Palestinians Dead
DID Press: Palestinian health authorities say at least 1,359 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire that took effect last year, while 4,571 others have been injured. The figures, reported by Palestinian medical…
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Kabul University Establishes Independent Faculty of Dari Language and Literature
DID Press: Kabul University has restructured its language and literature programs by upgrading the Dari Language and Literature and Pashto Language and Literature departments into two separate, independent faculties, following a decision by the Supreme Council of Higher Education. Kabul…
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Khalilzad Reveals US Mistakes in Afghanistan and Iraq After 9/11
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former senior U.S. diplomat involved in Afghanistan’s peace process, has described several decisions made by Washington after the September 11 attacks — particularly regarding Afghanistan and Iraq — as mistakes, 25 years after the attacks.…
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Lahore High Court Temporarily Halts Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students
DID Press: The Lahore High Court has issued an interim order suspending the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s directive to expel Afghan medical students, allowing them to continue their studies and sit examinations until the case is finally decided. The…
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Ansarullah Claims Full Control of Bab al-Mandeb Strait
DID Press: Yemen’s Ansarullah forces have advanced along the country’s western coastal areas, taking control of Mokha, Mayyun Island and the Dhubab area, and have announced that they have completed their control over the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. At the…
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Lavrov: US Used 9/11 to Expand Its Geopolitical Influence
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of using the global solidarity and UN support that followed the September 11, 2001 attacks to advance its geopolitical objectives and expand its presence in various regions. In…
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Pakistan: Taliban Blocking Afghanistan’s Full SCO Membership
DID Press: Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia said Afghanistan will not be able to secure full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as long as the Taliban remain in power. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi told the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the…
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Former US Defense Secretary Panetta Calls Afghanistan Withdrawal a “Terrible Mistake”
DID Press: Leon Panetta, former U.S. defense secretary and former CIA director, has described the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the return of control to the Taliban as a “terrible mistake,” saying Washington betrayed those it had…
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