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HRW Calls for Taliban Accountability Over Rights Abuses
DID Press: Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish effective mechanisms to hold the Taliban accountable for serious human rights violations in Afghanistan, including systematic restrictions on women and girls. Speaking at the…
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Atta Mohammad Noor Condemns Taliban Treatment of Afghanistan’s Shiites
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, a leader of Jamiat-e Islami of Afghanistan, has condemned what he described as discrimination and “crimes” by the Taliban against Afghanistan’s Shiite community, calling Shiites his “brothers” and urging them to remain united. In a…
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Lloyd’s of London Faces £1.4B in Persian Gulf Losses From US-Iran Conflict
DID Press: Lloyd’s of London has estimated that insurance losses linked to the US-Iran conflict in the Gulf region could reach around £1.4 billion, with much of the damage stemming from attacks on land-based infrastructure rather than maritime losses. According…
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Taliban Pressure on Shiite Institutions Raises Questions Over Religious Tolerance
DID Press: Recent developments in Kabul, including the nighttime encirclement and entry by officials from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice into the Khatam al-Nabieen seminary and university, the cutting of electricity in the area, reports of physical confrontation with students,…
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Six Killed as Five-Storey Building Collapses in New Delhi; Rescue Operation Continues
DID Press: Indian rescue teams continued searching the rubble on Monday after a five-storey building used as a student accommodation collapsed in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, killing at least six people and leaving several others injured or potentially trapped.…
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UN Chief Calls for Immediate End to Taliban Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
DID Press: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the Taliban’s continuing discriminatory policies toward Afghan women and girls, calling for the immediate lifting of restrictions imposed on them. In a statement issued ahead of the first…
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Mohaqiq Urges Hazaras and Shiites to Unite Against Taliban Discrimination
DID Press: The Islamic Unity Party of the People of Afghanistan has condemned what it described as increasing pressure by the Taliban on the country’s Hazara and Shiite communities, accusing the group of restricting religious activities, targeting religious and educational…
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Lowest Level Since May
DID Press: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May, with an average of just 10 commodity vessels a day passing through the strategic waterway over the past 10 days, according to shipping…
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Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport, Killing Five
DID Press: At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport in Florida and struck several vehicles, local authorities said. Three…
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Several Shia Leaders Arrested in Kabul
DID Press: Local sources have reported that several Hazara and Shia community leaders have been arrested by Kabul’s Police District 3 on the orders of the Taliban’s Minister of Justice. Among those recently detained are Sayed Hassan Sharifi Balkhabi and…
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