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Zardari: PML-N Elements Are Undermining Shehbaz Sharif’s Position
DID Press: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of Pakistan’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has accused some elements within the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) of seeking to weaken Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and create divisions between him and his political allies.…
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Pakistan Says It Seeks Peace, Not War, With Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said Islamabad does not want a war or conflict with Afghanistan, while accusing the Taliban of supporting the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and describing the issue as the biggest obstacle to improving relations between…
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Taliban Forces Seize 91 Weapons in Afghanistan’s Helmand
DID Press: Taliban police officials in Helmand province say counterterrorism forces have seized 91 firearms, along with large quantities of ammunition and military equipment, during separate operations in Lashkar Gah and several districts over the past five months. According to…
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Images Allegedly Show TTP Leader in Pakistan, Challenging Islamabad’s Claims
DID Press: Newly circulated images on social media allegedly show Noor Wali Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, potentially raising fresh questions about Islamabad’s claims regarding his whereabouts. According to claims accompanying the…
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Moldovan President Calls Visa Issuance to Taliban Delegation ‘Shameful’
DID Press: Moldovan President Maia Sandu has described the issuance of visas to a Taliban delegation as “shameful,” saying the decision was made without political coordination and contrary to the government’s stated policy, according to Moldovan state media. Sandu said…
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US Military Families Protest Prolonged USS Lincoln Deployment in Middle East
DID Press: Around 200 family members of US service personnel met with Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao in San Diego on Thursday to raise concerns over the prolonged deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the…
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Afghanistan Becomes Kazakhstan’s Largest Flour Export Market
DID Press: Afghanistan has emerged as Kazakhstan’s largest export market for flour, with new data showing a significant increase in Kazakhstan’s flour exports during the 2025–26 marketing year. According to The Times of Central Asia, Kazakhstan exported around 1.87 million…
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ICC Judges Seek Separate Probe Into Taliban Gender Persecution Allegations
DID Press: Judges at the International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II have asked prosecutors to examine allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban through a separate investigation, arguing that the group’s conduct since 2021 is fundamentally different in nature from…
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UN Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Six Women’s Rights Workers
DID Press: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s detention of six employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul and called for their immediate…
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Taliban Spokesman: Good Kabul-Tehran Relations Benefit Both Peoples
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said relations between Afghanistan and Iran are positive and that trade between the two countries is proceeding normally. Mujahid said the Taliban government supports resolving tensions and maintaining security in the region. He added…
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