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Afghanistan
Telecommunication Services Expanded at Border Crossing for Returnees from Iran
DIDPress: Telecommunications Directorate of western Herat Province announced practical measures to improve telecommunication services at the Islam Qala border crossing, addressing the growing needs of returnees from the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the directorate, the distribution of SIM…
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Poll: Afghans Believe Ashura’s Message of Justice is Path Out of Crisis
On the eve of Ashura, amid Afghanistan’s deepening social and political crises, the results of a new poll conducted by DIDPress reflect the moral and social priorities of the Afghan people. The central question of the poll was: “In Afghanistan’s…
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Afghanistan
UN General Assembly to Hold Special Session on Afghanistan
DIDPress: UN General Assembly will hold a special session to address the crisis in Afghanistan and support human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls. Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, announced that…
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Kabul Bans Political and Critical Discussions in Media
DIDPress: The Taliban’s caretaker government issued new media guidelines prohibiting all forms of political and critical discourse in Afghanistan media outlets. Afghan journalists attend a press conference by Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Kabul on September…
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CPEC to CPAEC: Aspiration to Actualisation
DIDPress: In an article for Express Tribune, Reza Muhammad argues that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Iran-Afghanistan-Central Asia-China corridor, and the proposed China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Economic Corridor (CPAEC) could complement one another, yielding multiplied benefits—including job creation, poverty reduction, women’s…
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Poll: Political Oppression Tops Afghans’ Ashura-Related Concerns
DIDPress: As the days of Ashura and commemoration of Imam Hussein’s eternal movement approached, Did News Agency conducted an online poll asking its audience: “If Imam Hussein (AS) were present in Afghanistan today, against which problem would he rise up?”…
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Regional Reshape Through China’s Rail Ambitions in Afghanistan
DIDPress: Think China media wrote that Trans-Afghan Railway (TAR) is a proposed rail route that will stretch from Termez in Uzbekistan to Peshawar in Pakistan, passing through Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar cities in Afghanistan. On May 21, 2025, the foreign ministers…
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OCHA Unable to Provide Aid to Flood Victims in Afghanistan
DIDPress: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) vowed it cannot fully respond to the urgent needs of flood victims in Afghanistan due to funding shortages. In a report, OCHA noted that multiple Afghan provinces have experienced flash…
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To Facilitate Migrant Returns, Herat Governor Meets Iranian Officials
DIDPress: Herat governor met Iranian officials at the zero-point border crossing, where he stressed the need for greater cooperation and coordination to ensure the gradual return of migrants. Noor Ahmad Islamjar, the governor of western Herat province, along with a…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi: Afghan Returnees Need Urgent Assistance
DIDPress: Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister, in a meeting with a senior official of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), urged greater attention to the dire situation of returnees from Iran and Pakistan. Amir Khan Muttaqi,…
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