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Afghanistan
Afghanistani Migrants Bear Cost of Islamabad-Kabul Tensions
DID Press: Forced return of millions of Afghanistani refugees on the eve of winter, amid Afghanistan’s deep economic crisis, unemployment, and lack of basic services, threatens to trigger a humanitarian disaster. The decision by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to…
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Pakistani Youth at Risk in Tensions with Afghanistan, Warns Fazl-ur-Rehman
DID Press: Fazl-ur-Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), has sharply criticized Islamabad’s military policies, warning that certain influential circles within the government are pushing the country toward a pointless war with Afghanistan. Speaking at a public gathering, Fazl-ur-Rehman denounced…
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Balochistan Minister Urges Pakistan to Begin Talks with Ahmad Massoud
DID Press: Amid rising border tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban government, Information Minister of Balochistan, Jaan Achakzai, has called for direct talks between Islamabad and Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. In a statement on…
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Government
UN Removes Syrian Interim Leader Ahmad al-Shara from Terrorism List
DID Press: UN has removed Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s interim head of state, from its list of individuals associated with terrorism. The move follows political developments in Syria, including the dissolution of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and structural changes within the…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan-Taliban Border Clash Escalates amid Security, Historical, and Regional Rivalries
DID Press: Relations between Pakistan and the Taliban government, once considered “strategic allies,” have deteriorated into military confrontation, raising the risk of a full-scale war between the two neighbors. This escalation is not sudden, but the result of years of…
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Russia and China to Strengthen Security Cooperation on Afghanistan and Asia-Pacific
DID Press: Russian Foreign Ministry announced plans to increase security coordination with China across the Asia-Pacific and Central Asia, with particular focus on developments in Afghanistan. In a statement issued following a meeting of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s delegation on…
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Khalilzad: Pakistan Airstrike Kills 8 Afghanistani Cricket Players
DID Press: Former US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has claimed that Pakistan violated the 48-hour ceasefire with the Taliban government by launching an airstrike in Paktika province, killing eight cricket players and several civilians. According to Khalilzad, the…
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Russia: Afghanistan Must be Independent State without Foreign Military Bases
DID Press: Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said that Moscow’s position is that Afghanistan should remain an independent state without any foreign military bases on its soil. He added that plans are currently being formulated for…
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Pakistan: Taliban Not Legitimate Representatives of Afghanistan People
DID Press: As border clashes between Pakistani forces and the Taliban escalated, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry declared that Taliban “do not represent Afghanistan people” and that the current government in Kabul lacks both national and international legitimacy. Speaking of escalating tensions…
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Government
Ceasefire Broken in Gaza: Israel Killed 11 Members of One Family
DID Press: Despite ceasefire remaining officially in effect, Israeli forces on Friday evening targeted a vehicle carrying displaced Palestinians in al-Zaytoun neighborhood of eastern Gaza City, killing 11 members of Abu Shaaban family, including seven children and three women, according…
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