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Taliban Tightens Dress Code for Female Students, Teachers in Herat
DID Press: Local sources in Herat say Taliban education authorities have ordered female teachers and girls in grades four through six to wear face veils and gloves while attending school, as part of stricter dress code measures in the western…
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Russia, Egypt Warn of Terror Threats in Afghanistan and Central Asia
DID Press: Russian and Egyptian officials have expressed concern over the growing threat posed by terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, Central Asia and parts of Africa during a joint counterterrorism meeting in Moscow. The discussions took place during the fifth…
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Taliban Officials Reject Nationwide Phone Ban Claims Amid Ongoing Restrictions
DID Press: Ministry of Communications of the Taliban has rejected reports claiming a nationwide ban on smartphones and the allocation of a special budget to enforce such a policy, describing the claims as “baseless and unofficial.” However, ongoing reports from…
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EU Urges Dialogue With Israel While Rejecting Settlement Policy
DID Press: Kaja Kallas has reiterated that the European Union considers the two-state solution the only viable path toward peace in the Middle East, while reaffirming its position against Israeli settlement expansion. In a message addressed to Gideon Sa’ar, Kallas…
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47 Civil Society Groups Urge EU to Halt Normalization of Relations With Taliban
DID Press: Forty-seven Afghan and international civil society and human rights organizations have sent an open letter to senior European Union officials, warning against the normalization of relations with the Taliban and calling for an immediate halt to the deportation…
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Trump: US May Reclaim Military Equipment Left in Afghanistan
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has once again criticized the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, calling it a “disaster,” and suggested that Washington could consider reclaiming military equipment left behind in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of a…
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Taliban Smartphone Ban Sparks New Press Freedom
DID Press: Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has condemned a Taliban directive banning government employees from using smartphones, warning that the measure could further restrict freedom of expression and access to information in the country. The organization said the decision represents…
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Jack Parsons: Mystery Behind Death of US Rocket Pioneer
DID Press: Jack Parsons, a self-taught rocket engineer and one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), died in a massive explosion at his Pasadena home on June 17, 1952, in an incident that remains one of the…
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Turkey Arrests Senior ISIS-K Media Operative in Intelligence Operation
DID Press: Turkish security sources say the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has detained a senior member of ISIS’s Khorasan branch in a special operation and transferred him to Turkey. Turkish media, citing security officials, identified the detainee as Ahmed Kazanci,…
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Germany Deports 30 Afghan Nationals to Kabul
DID Press: German authorities have deported around 30 Afghan nationals to Kabul on a charter flight from Leipzig/Halle Airport, marking the latest removal operation carried out amid ongoing debate over returns to Afghanistan. According to German media reports, the deportation…
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