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US Public Support for War with Iran Falls to 31%: Reuters/Ipsos
DID Press: Public support in the United States for military action against Iran has fallen sharply, with a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showing only 31% of Americans backing U.S. military action against Tehran. The latest figure marks a decline from 37%…
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Marandi: Iran Outlines Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz to Pakistan Army Chief
DID Press: Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian international affairs analyst, has provided details of a meeting between Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, saying Iran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz were discussed. Marandi said in a…
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Ayesha Wahab: Washington Should Maintain Diplomatic Relations With Afghanistan
DID Press: Ayesha Wahab, the first Afghan-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, says the United States should maintain formal diplomatic relations with Afghanistan regardless of whether the Taliban or its opponents are in power, using diplomacy to…
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Kabul Plans Underpass and Traffic Circle at Company Intersection
DID Press: Kabul Municipality has finalized plans to build an underpass and a traffic circle at the Company intersection in the Afghan capital, aiming to ease congestion and increase the capacity of the city’s transport network. The municipality’s press office…
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Ghalibaf: US Breach of Commitments Undermined Regional Stability
DID Press: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, said the commitments outlined in a memorandum of understanding were clear and accused the United States of undermining efforts to establish regional stability by failing to honor its commitments. Speaking during a…
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Afghanistan Joins Rotation for Asian Cricket Council Presidency
DID Press: Afghanistan has, for the first time, been included among the countries eligible to assume the rotating presidency of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), marking a new step in the country’s growing role in Asian cricket. At the ACC’s…
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Neumann: US Embassy in Kabul Could Reopen if Taliban Change Policies
DID Press: Ronald Neumann, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, says Washington could consider reopening its embassy in Kabul if doing so serves U.S. interests and the Taliban make concrete changes to their policies. In an interview with i24NEWS, Neumann…
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Taliban Rejects Inclusive Government, Says It Would Quickly Collapse
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, has rejected calls for an inclusive government in Afghanistan, arguing that the country’s society lacks the capacity to accommodate different political factions within a single governing structure. Mujahid said Afghanistan’s political experience…
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Fazlur Rehman Warns Pakistan Army Chief: ‘Do Not Forget History’
DID Press: Fazlur Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, has warned Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir that military power should not lead to the lessons of history being ignored, saying a repeat of the events of 1971 should not…
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New $10 Million Scanners Being Installed at Afghanistan-Iran Border
DID Press: Work is continuing on a nearly $10 million project to install new scanners at the Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, local officials said. According to Taliban officials, the project aims to strengthen the technical…
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