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Afghanistani Artists Shine at Iran’s Homam Festival for Disabled Artists
DID Press: Afghanistani artists have drawn international attention at the fourth Homam International Festival that will be held from October 23-29 at Iran’s Art Academy, showcasing works by artists with disabilities. Over 415 selected pieces, chosen from nearly 3,000 submissions…
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Ahmad Wali Hotak Heads to Moscow for MA Series Bout
DID Press: Afghanistani martial arts star Ahmad Wali Hotak departed Kabul on Sunday, October 19, to compete in the international MA Series in Moscow. Hotak will face a top Russian fighter in the upcoming event, aiming to showcase his skills…
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Netanyahu Nominates for 2026 Israeli Elections
DID Press: Current Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has officially announced that he will seek re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2026. Netanyahu, recognized as a hardline figure, holds the record for the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s…
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Indonesia Denies Visas to Israeli Athletes
DID Press: Continuing its diplomatic and political support for the Palestinian people, Indonesia announced that it will not issue visas to six Israeli athletes who were scheduled to compete in the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta. Local media reported…
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Hamas Endorses Formation of Joint Governing Committee for Gaza
DID Press: Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has agreed to the formation of a joint committee to administer Gaza Strip and has called for the process to be expedited. Hazem Qassem, a senior Hamas official, announced that the movement had…
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Historic Protest against Trump: 7 Million Rally across 2,500 US Cities
DID Press: In a historic wave of dissent against President Donald Trump’s administration, more than seven million Americans took to the streets on Saturday across 2,500 cities — including Washington, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — under…
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Kabul, Islamabad Agree to Ceasefire Mediated by Qatar
DID Press: Following several rounds of negotiations between Afghan and Pakistani officials in Doha, the government of Qatar announced early Sunday (October 19) that the two countries have reached an agreement on an immediate ceasefire — a deal aimed at…
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Afghanistani Migrants Bear Cost of Islamabad-Kabul Tensions
DID Press: Forced return of millions of Afghanistani refugees on the eve of winter, amid Afghanistan’s deep economic crisis, unemployment, and lack of basic services, threatens to trigger a humanitarian disaster. The decision by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to…
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Pakistani Youth at Risk in Tensions with Afghanistan, Warns Fazl-ur-Rehman
DID Press: Fazl-ur-Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), has sharply criticized Islamabad’s military policies, warning that certain influential circles within the government are pushing the country toward a pointless war with Afghanistan. Speaking at a public gathering, Fazl-ur-Rehman denounced…
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Balochistan Minister Urges Pakistan to Begin Talks with Ahmad Massoud
DID Press: Amid rising border tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban government, Information Minister of Balochistan, Jaan Achakzai, has called for direct talks between Islamabad and Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. In a statement on…
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