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Afghanistan
Lavrov: US Used 9/11 to Expand Its Geopolitical Influence
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of using the global solidarity and UN support that followed the September 11, 2001 attacks to advance its geopolitical objectives and expand its presence in various regions. In…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Taliban Blocking Afghanistan’s Full SCO Membership
DID Press: Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia said Afghanistan will not be able to secure full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as long as the Taliban remain in power. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi told the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the…
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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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Economy
Ansarullah Claims Control of Bab al-Mandab and Yemen’s Western Coast
DID Press: Sanaa government has announced that Ansarullah forces have gained full control of coastal areas in Yemen’s Taiz province and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, a development that could affect security and shipping in the Red Sea. The…
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Government
US-Led Coalition Begins Withdrawal from Erbil
DID Press: Iraqi Kurdistan Interior Minister Reber Ahmed said the official withdrawal of U.S.-led international coalition forces from the Kurdistan Region has begun. He said the coalition’s presence is now limited to the grounds of Erbil International Airport, with the…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan United Front Claims Attacks on Two Taliban Members in Kandahar and Khost
DID Press: Afghanistan United Front has claimed that its forces killed two Taliban members in separate attacks in Kandahar and Khost provinces, including a member of the Taliban police and an official from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue…
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Afghanistan
Former US Defense Secretary Panetta Calls Afghanistan Withdrawal a “Terrible Mistake”
DID Press: Leon Panetta, former U.S. defense secretary and former CIA director, has described the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the return of control to the Taliban as a “terrible mistake,” saying Washington betrayed those it had…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Documents Reveal AFN 70.7M Budget for Media Propaganda
DID Press: A document attributed to the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence indicates that the agency allocated 70.7 million Afghanis for a media and propaganda campaign involving a number of domestic and foreign-based media outlets and channels. According to a…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan Stress Expansion of Trade and Transit Ties
DID Press: Kazakhstan’s chargé d’affaires in Kabul, during a visit to Herat, met with Herat Governor Noor Ahmad Islamjar to discuss expanding trade and transit relations between the two countries. According to the Herat governor’s press office, the Kazakh diplomat…
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Government
Ansarullah Seizes Control of Strategic Mokha Port on Yemen’s Red Sea Coast
DID Press: Arab media outlets have reported that Yemen’s armed forces, after pushing back Saudi-backed forces, have taken control of the strategic port of Mokha on Yemen’s western coast overlooking the Red Sea. According to the reports, Ansarullah’s control of…
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