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Taliban Search for Rah-e Farda TV Employees
DID Press: Sources say that following the Taliban’s suspension of Rah-e Farda Television, the group has begun searching for several employees of the media outlet. According to sources, some Rah-e Farda employees have left Kabul over fears of arrest. It…
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Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Trade Reaches $1.2 Billion in Seven Months
DID Press: Trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan reached $1.2 billion in the first seven months of the current year, according to Uzbekistan’s Statistics Committee. Afghanistan is now Uzbekistan’s fifth-largest trading partner, after China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey.The reported figure is…
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Britain Updates Sanctions Records for Sirajuddin and Jalaluddin Haqqani
DID Press: Britain has updated the identifying information of Sirajuddin Haqqani and the late Jalaluddin Haqqani in its Afghanistan sanctions list, while sanctions against Sirajuddin Haqqani remain in force. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated records relating to…
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Karzai: Taliban Are Afghans and Belong to This Land
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has described the exclusion of the Taliban from the 2001 Bonn Conference as a “major mistake,” saying the group is part of Afghanistan and should have been included in efforts to shape the…
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Taliban Unveils Five-Year Health Strategy, Targets Self-Reliant Healthcare System
DID Press: Taliban officials have launched a five-year national health strategy aimed at strengthening Afghanistan’s healthcare system, improving medical services and building a more self-reliant public health sector. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s Deputy…
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Taliban Minister Downplays Recent Clashes in Badakhshan
DID Press: A senior Taliban official has dismissed recent attacks by anti-Taliban groups in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province as insignificant, saying the country’s overall security situation remains under control. Speaking at a meeting with media officials in Kabul, Taliban Minister…
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Fuel Tanker Fire Triggers Multiple Blasts in Kabul
DID Press: A fuel tanker caught fire in Kabul on Sunday, triggering a series of blasts and sending thick black smoke billowing over the surrounding area, according to local reports. The incident occurred in the city’s Police District 4, between…
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Trump Ordered to Pay Additional $5M in E. Jean Carroll Case
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay an additional $5 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, leaving a lower court’s judgment in place. The…
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Trump Pushes Muslim States Toward Israel Recognition
DID Press: American news outlet Axios has reported that amid growing difficulties in the US confrontation with Iran, Donald Trump is pressuring Muslim-majority countries to formally recognize Israel as part of a broader regional deal tied to the Iran crisis.…
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Afghanistan Becomes Uzbekistan’s 5th-Largest Trading Partner as Trade Surges to $508M
DID Press: State Committee of Statistics of Uzbekistan has reported that bilateral trade with Afghanistan has exceeded $508 million over the past three months, placing Afghanistan among Uzbekistan’s top five trading partners and highlighting Kabul’s growing economic role in regional…
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