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UN: Violence Against Former Afghan Government Personnel Continues
DID Press: Despite the Taliban’s announcement of a “general amnesty,” killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances involving former Afghan government military personnel and officials continue, according to reports by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), raising ongoing concerns…
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Israel Displaces 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron Amid Military Operation
DID Press: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that Israeli forces have displaced around 2,000 Palestinians from their homes in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The displacement came a day after two Israeli soldiers were…
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UNICEF Warns Afghanistan’s Water Crisis Is Worsening
DID Press: Tajudeen Oyewale, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan, has warned that the country’s water crisis is deteriorating, with climate change, rising demand, funding shortages and weak infrastructure placing increasing pressure on water resources. Afghanistan’s water…
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Palestine Urges Urgent Global Intervention in West Bank
DID Press: Palestinian Authority has called for urgent international intervention to halt escalating Israeli attacks and actions in the occupied West Bank, particularly in the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, which cited a statement by…
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Taliban: Insecurity in Pakistan Does Not Benefit Afghanistan
DID Press: Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban government, has rejected Pakistani officials’ allegations that the group is involved in insecurity in Pakistan, saying instability in the neighbouring country does not benefit Afghanistan. Fitrat stressed that Afghanistan is neither…
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Ex-Pakistani Army Officer: Afghanistan Builds Dams as Pakistan Takes on Debt
DID Press: Adil Raja, a former Pakistani army officer, has criticised Pakistan’s government and military, highlighting what he described as contrasting development priorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Comparing the two countries, Raja criticised Islamabad’s economic policies, saying Afghanistan was investing…
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UAE Academic: Israel Is the World’s Most Disliked State
DID Press: Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a UAE academic, has said that Israel is currently the world’s most disliked state, citing polling results shared in a post on X. According to media reports, Abdulla said the survey placed Israel at the top…
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Khalilzad Warns Reports of Pakistan Arming Afghans Could Further Strain Ties
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has warned that reports of Pakistan arming and recruiting Afghans to fight in Afghanistan and combat anti-Pakistan insurgents could further escalate tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. In a post…
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US Congresswoman: Israel Continues to Commit War Crimes Using American Funds
DID Press: US Representative Rashida Tlaib has condemned Washington’s continued arms support for Israel, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to impose a full lockdown on the occupied West Bank. In a post on the social media platform X,…
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UN: More Than 19M People Face Acute Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Nations has warned that more than 19 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity, as declining humanitarian assistance and funding shortages increase the risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition across the country. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson…
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