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Taliban-Linked Outlet Denies Forced Conversion Claims Against Shia Students
DID Press: A media outlet aligned with Taliban has rejected reports alleging that Shia students were forced to change their religious beliefs, calling the claims part of a broader media campaign against the Afghan authorities. The outlet dismissed recent reports…
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18 Killed, 29 Injured in Truck Crash Carrying Returning Migrants from Pakistan
DID Press: At least 18 people have been killed and 29 others injured after a truck carrying returning migrants from Pakistan overturned in the Qarghayi district of Laghman, local officials said. According to a spokesman for the Taliban-appointed governor in…
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Cuba Water Crisis Deepens as 3M People Face Daily Shortages
DID Press: Authorities in Cuba say nearly three million people are experiencing daily shortages of drinking water as fuel constraints severely disrupt national water supply systems. Cuban officials reported that a worsening fuel crisis has reduced the operational capacity of…
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HRW Urges Concrete Action After UN Listing of Israeli Forces
DID Press: Human Rights Watch has called on the international community to take practical measures following the inclusion of Israeli armed and security forces in a United Nations list related to conflict-related sexual violence. The rights organization said that placing…
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Nabil: Silence on Taliban Sexual Violence Is Complicity in Abuse
DID Press: Former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has condemned reported sexual violence against women by the Taliban, saying that silence in the face of such abuses amounts to complicity. Reacting to a recent UN report documenting 21 cases of…
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Taliban Intensifies Anti-Smuggling Operations Along Pakistan Border
DID Press: Taliban authorities say they have intensified monitoring and enforcement measures to curb cross-border smuggling along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan. The Taliban-run Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday that mobile customs teams operating in the provinces of Kandahar, Nangarhar,…
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Pakistani Senator Condemns Taliban Child Marriage Policy
DID Press: Pakistan Senator Sherry Rehman has strongly criticized a Taliban-issued regulation on family separation, calling the legalization of child marriage in Afghanistan “shocking” and joining growing international condemnation. Rehman reacted to the Taliban’s new “family separation” regulation, expressing concern…
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Polish-Palestinian Survivors File Gaza Genocide Complaint Against Israeli Officials
DID Press: Two Polish citizens of Palestinian origin, together with rights groups and humanitarian activists, have filed a criminal complaint in Poland accusing senior Israeli political and military officials of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war…
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Nearly 3,000 Children Missing in Gaza Since Start of War
DID Press: A Palestinian organization has reported that nearly 3,000 children have been registered as missing or forcibly disappeared in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ongoing war. The Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons (PCMED)…
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UAE Expels Hundreds of Pakistani Shiites Amid Regional Tensions
DID Press: Hundreds of Pakistani Shiite workers have reportedly been expelled from United Arab Emirates in recent months, returning to Pakistan without luggage, jobs, or access to their savings, according to an investigative report by Reuters. The report says the…
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