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Gaza Ministry: More Than 71,000 Children Have Lost a Parent During the War
DID Press: More than 71,000 children in the Gaza Strip have lost one or both parents since the war began, according to figures released by Gaza’s Ministry of Social Development. The ministry said the number of children who have lost…
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Pak Army: 18 Militants Killed in Operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s security forces have killed 18 militants in separate counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to Pakistani security sources. The sources said 13 militants affiliated with Fitna al-Khawarij, the term used by Pakistan for the banned…
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Russia Says It Is Prepared to Respond to Any NATO Threat
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is closely monitoring NATO statements about preparations for a potential war with Russia and remains vigilant against any possible threat. Lavrov made the remarks on Tuesday, October 6, following talks in…
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Amnesty International Urges Focus on Rights of Afghanistan Minorities
DID Press: Amnesty International has welcomed the adoption of a new UN Human Rights Council resolution on Afghanistan and called for particular attention to the rights and situation of the country’s ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. The rights group has…
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Taliban Bars Girls From Kankor for Third Consecutive Year
DID Press: Taliban has again excluded Afghan girls from the country’s university entrance examination, as registration for the 1406 general Kankor and religious-school entrance exams gets underway. Registration for the 1406 Kankor examinations has opened, with eligible applicants given until…
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Sayed Sufi Gardizi Released on Conditions, Taliban Orders Him to Leave Kabul
DID Press: Sayed Sufi Gardizi, a Shia figure considered close to Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has been released after being detained by the Taliban on the condition that he leave Kabul and refrain from attending social gatherings and ceremonies,…
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Afghanistan’s 1406 Kankor Registration Opens Again Without Female Students
DID Press: Taliban’s National Examination Authority has announced the opening of registration for the 1406 general Kankor and religious-school entrance examinations, with Afghan girls still excluded from taking the university entrance exam. Mumtaz Qadiri, a spokesperson for the National Examination…
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Muttaqi: Pakistan Has Launched New Project to Destabilize Afghanistan and Region
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, said at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan that Pakistan has launched a new project aimed at challenging security in Afghanistan and the wider region. Muttaqi alleged that Pakistan’s…
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Taliban Ban World Teachers’ Day Celebrations in Afghanistan Schools
DID Press: Officials at several private schools in Afghanistan say the Taliban-run Ministry of Education has banned schools from holding any ceremonies or events to mark World Teachers’ Day, with the directive reportedly circulated to schools in several provinces through…
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Pakistan Reportedly Used US-Made Drones in Strikes on Kunar, Helmand
DID Press: Pakistani journalist Adil Raja, citing intelligence sources in Pakistan, has claimed that Pakistani drone strikes last week on areas of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces were carried out using U.S.-made drones. According to Raja, the operation was conducted…
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