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CIA Files Reveal Taliban Warned bin Laden After 1999 Hijacking
DID Press: Declassified documents released by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) show that the Taliban warned Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, to strengthen his security following the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 in 1999. The information…
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Muttaqi Calls Afghan Girls’ Education Ban “Really a Problem”
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, has acknowledged that the exclusion of Afghan girls from secondary and higher education is “really a problem,” saying the Taliban government will review the issue. Muttaqi claimed that the human rights…
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From War on Terror to Tactical Engagement: The 25-Year Legacy of 9/11 in Afghanistan
DID Press: Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, a review of the U.S. and international coalition’s intervention in Afghanistan presents a picture marked by contradictions, strategic failure and what the author describes as moral irresponsibility. A quarter of…
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Pakistan Deploys 23,500 Police Ahead of PTI Protest in Islamabad
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have stepped up security measures in the capital Islamabad ahead of planned protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on September 27, requesting the deployment of 23,500 additional police personnel from Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan provinces.…
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Iran Allows Documented Foreign Migrant Students to Enroll Alongside Iranian Students
DID Press: Iran’s Ministry of Education has announced that foreign national students holding valid documents issued by the Ministry of Interior’s Center for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs can enroll in schools alongside Iranian students. Under the announcement, valid documentation…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Airlines Facilitate Transit Flights via Islamabad
DID Press: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Afghanistan’s Kam Air have signed a cooperation agreement to facilitate transit routes from Kabul to the Middle East via Islamabad International Airport. Under the agreement, the first phase of cooperation has been launched…
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China’s Xiangshan Forum Opens Amid Regional Tensions
DID Press: China’s annual Xiangshan Forum defense conference is set to begin in Beijing on Tuesday, amid growing tensions over Taiwan, the South China Sea and concerns about the United States’ security commitments in Asia. Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun…
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Afghan Opposition Leaders Call for Elections, Resistance and Political Unity
DID Press: Leaders of political groups opposed to the Taliban, speaking during “Martyrs’ Week,” called for a political system based on the people’s vote, continued resistance against the Taliban, protection of women’s rights and resolving Afghanistan’s crisis through dialogue. They…
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Mohaqiq Urges World Not to Engage With or Support Taliban
DID Press: Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the People’s Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, has called on countries around the world not to engage with or support the Taliban and not to abandon Afghanistan during its current difficult circumstances. Mohammad Mohaqiq…
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Lebanese Interior Minister Arrives in Pakistan for Two-Day Visit
DID Press: Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan’s state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. Al-Hajjar is scheduled to meet with senior Pakistani…
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