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Taliban Rejects Talks With Political Opponents, Maintains Ban on Girls’ Education
DID Press: Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban’s Commission for Contact with Afghan Personalities, has ruled out negotiations with political opponents, saying the group does not consider them legitimate parties to Afghanistan’s political conflict. He also said the ban on…
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Khorram: Rubio Is Mobilizing the West for a Civilizational Confrontation with the East
DID Press: Abdul Karim Khorram, former chief of staff to Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai, has described U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent speech in Athens as an effort to rally Western countries around a shared civilizational identity against…
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Yemen’s Houthi Forces Warn Airlines Against Using Saudi Airports, Airspace
DID Press: Yahya Saree, spokesperson for Yemen’s armed forces affiliated with the Houthi movement, has warned airlines, airport staff, aviation specialists and passengers against using Saudi Arabian airports or airspace, saying the areas could be targeted amid ongoing military operations.…
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Taliban Declares 49 Housing Developments State-Owned Land in 12 Afghan Provinces
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice says 49 housing developments across 12 Afghan provinces have been identified as being located wholly or partly on state-owned land. Barakatullah Rasooli, a spokesperson for the ministry, said the findings were made during inspections…
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Taliban Accuse Hekmatyar of Rebellion, Seek Confiscation of Hezb-e-Islami Assets
DID Press: A leaked document allegedly issued by the Taliban’s Office of Administrative Affairs accuses Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, of maintaining suspicious links with Pakistan, receiving foreign financial assistance, attempting to create insecurity and cooperating operationally with the…
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Protesters Outside US Congress Demand End to Arms Shipments to Israel
DID Press: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Congress, calling for an immediate end to the war and killings in Gaza, broad sanctions against Israel, and a complete halt to U.S. arms shipments to the country. The demonstration…
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12 Killed, 309 Injured in Riyadh Airport Attack as Trump Weighs Joining Yemen Conflict
DID Press: A missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, killed 12 people and injured another 309, according to Saudi authorities. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was considering joining Saudi Arabia’s…
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Reports of Explosion at Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar Oil Field Remain Unverified
DID Press: Images circulating online that reportedly show an explosion and fire at Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar oil field have drawn attention to one of the world’s most important energy-producing sites. However, independent confirmation of the reported incident has not been…
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Taliban Official Says Ban on Girls’ Education Beyond Grade Six Will Continue
DID Press: Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban-run Afghan Red Crescent Society, has defended the continued ban on girls’ education beyond Grade Six, saying the restriction will remain in place until further notice under an order issued by Taliban supreme…
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Amnesty International Condemns Plan to Livestream Nidal Hasan’s Execution
DID Press: Amnesty International has condemned the United States’ plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of carrying out the deadly 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, describing the move as…
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