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Australia to Impose Sanctions on Taliban Over Human Rights Violations
DID Press: Australia is reportedly reviewing updates to its sanctions framework in order to impose new restrictions on members of the Taliban government and other individuals responsible for human rights violations in Afghanistan, according to Human Rights Watch. The human…
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Punjab Offers Cash Reward for Reporting Illegal Afghan Nationals
DID Press: The provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan, has announced a cash reward of 10,000 rupees for any citizen who reports undocumented Afghan nationals to the police. Authorities have pledged to keep the identities of informants strictly confidential. According to…
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Pakistan says Reduced Trade with Afghanistan Serves Its Security Interests
DID Press: Amid escalating political and economic tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that declining trade between the two countries serves Pakistan’s national interests by helping control borders and curb smuggling and militant infiltration. In an…
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CIA’s Secret Mission in Afghanistan: Failed Opium Gene-Editing Project Exposed
DID Press: Washington Post has revealed that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a covert program for more than a decade aimed at weakening opium production in Afghanistan — a mission that involved secretly dispersing billions of genetically modified…
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OIC to Cooperate with Taliban on Higher Education Development in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education announced a significant expansion of doctoral and master’s programs across Afghan universities and called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to assist in recruiting qualified professors and equipping academic laboratories. Acting Higher…
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Iraq Counts Votes in High-Stakes Election; Over 20M Cast Ballots
DID Press: Iraq’s sixth parliamentary elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein were held under highly sensitive conditions, with more than 20 million eligible voters participating. The elections are seen not only as shaping Baghdad’s political future but also as…
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FIFA Opens Technical Door to Afghanistan
DID Press: In a historic development, the President of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has been appointed as a member of FIFA’s Technical and Development Committee. The AFF announced that Mohammad Yousuf Kargar has been selected by the global football…
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Colombia Suspends Intelligence Cooperation with US Over Caribbean Drug Operations
DID Press: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the suspension of intelligence cooperation with U.S. agencies following recent American attacks on drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, describing the operations as inconsistent with human rights principles. In a post on social…
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Durand Line: 130-Year-Old Border Still Shaping South Asia’s Politics and Security
The Durand Line, signed on November 12, 1893, between Amir Abdul Rahman Khan of Afghanistan and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand of the British Empire, remains one of South Asia’s most enduring and controversial borders. Intended to define spheres of influence…
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Polio Transmission Risk Persists in Afghanistan, WHO Warns
DID Press: World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the risk of polio transmission in Afghanistan remains, despite nationwide vaccination efforts. In its latest report, the WHO said the poliovirus continues to circulate in parts of the country, particularly in the…
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