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Afghanistan Freedom Front Claims Attack Killed Two Taliban Members in Nuristan
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front said its fighters carried out a guerrilla attack on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province on Saturday night, killing two Taliban members and wounding four others. In a statement, the group said the…
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One Dies in Two Suicide Attempts in Kandahar
DID Press: Local sources in Kandahar say one young man has died and another survived after receiving medical treatment following two separate suicide attempts in Kandahar city. According to the sources, one of the incidents occurred on Saturday in the…
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Alokozay: Torkham Border Remains Closed, Reports of Reopening Incorrect
DID Press: Khan Jan Alokozay, head of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce, said on Saturday that the Torkham border crossing remains closed, dismissing reports that the key border point has reopened. Alokozay said the crossing remains closed to both…
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Pentagon Moves to Rebuild Missile Stockpiles Amid Iran War
DID Press: The Washington Post reports that the U.S. War Department has ordered defense companies to submit plans within 21 days to rapidly increase the production and delivery of missiles and other critical weapons, amid warnings over sharply depleted stockpiles…
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TTP Leader Noor Wali Mehsud Seen With Anti-Drone Jamming Device
DID Press: Noor Wali Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and one of Pakistan’s most wanted militants, has appeared in a newly released propaganda video showing him in a mountainous area, apparently intended to suggest that he is operating…
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Anti-Taliban Fronts Report Four Taliban Fighters Killed in Herat and Faryab
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Freedom Front and National Resistance Front reported separate attacks against Taliban forces in the western and northern provinces of Herat and Faryab on Saturday, saying four Taliban members were killed and weapons and communications equipment were seized.…
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Netanyahu Seeks $14 Billion Increase in Israel’s War Budget
DID Press: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a 50 billion shekel increase in Israel’s military budget, equivalent to about $14 billion, as the country faces mounting financial pressures from its ongoing regional wars. The request comes as…
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United Front Claims Killing of Taliban Morality Official in Kandahar
DID Press: United Front of Afghanistan said on Saturday that its fighters targeted and killed a Taliban official from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice at a park in Aino Mina township in Kandahar. The…
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Republic Front Claims Four Attacks on Taliban Positions in Bamyan
DID Press: Local sources and reports indicate that Taliban positions and personnel in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province have been targeted at least four times over the past four months by the Republic Front, highlighting the expansion of armed opposition activity into…
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ANP Leader Urges Pakistan to Resolve Internal Problems Before Foreign Pacts
DID Press: Aimal Wali Khan, leader of Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP), has urged the government to address the country’s domestic and security challenges before entering into new international agreements. Reacting to the signing of a joint defense pact between…
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