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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Futsal Committee Deputy Resigns Amid Internal Disputes
DID Press: Farid Yousufzai, technical deputy of the Afghanistan Futsal Committee, has officially submitted his resignation to the Afghanistan Football Federation following weeks of speculation and internal disagreements within the committee. The resignation was confirmed by Mostafa Hashemi, who acknowledged…
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Government
Pakistan’s Imprisoned PTI Leaders Urge National Conference on Gaza, Iran-US Tensions
DID Press: Senior leaders of Pakistan’s opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Yasmin Rashid, currently imprisoned at Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore, have called for an urgent national conference of all political parties to build a consensus on…
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Government
Guadalajara Temporarily Under Cartel Control Ahead of 2026 World Cup
DID Press: Just months before the kickoff of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Guadalajara, one of the tournament’s host cities, has fallen temporarily under the control of drug cartels amid a surge in violence. The unrest intensified after Mexican authorities…
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Afghanistan
Taliban’s “Fatwa” may Become Strategic Weapon against Pakistan Airstrikes
DID Press: Amid escalating Pakistani airstrikes along Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, the Taliban’s most potent tool may not be leftover NATO weaponry but the ideological leverage of a religious fatwa. A decree of “defensive jihad” by Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada could shift…
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Afghanistan
Former Afghan Prosecutor Calls for ICC Intervention Over Pakistan Airstrikes
DID Press: Mohammad Farid Hamidi, Afghanistan’s former attorney general, labeled recent Pakistani airstrikes in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces as “crimes against humanity,” urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to intervene. He described the attacks as “blind and reckless,” resulting in…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Launch Feasibility Study for Regional Transport Corridor
DID Press: “Afghan-Trans” project, aimed at establishing a transport corridor connecting Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, entered the feasibility study phase. Bakhtiyar Saidov, Uzbekistan’s foreign minister, informed Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister, about the commencement of the study during…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Complained to UNSC Over Pakistani Airstrikes
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN has formally lodged a complaint with the UNSC, condemning recent Pakistani airstrikes on Paktika and Nangarhar provinces as a “clear violation of territorial integrity and fundamental principles of international law.” The complaint…
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Economy
China Urges US to Scrap Trump-Era Unilateral Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling
DID Press: Beijing on Monday called on US to revoke unilateral tariffs imposed during the presidency of Donald Trump, following a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated key legal grounds used to justify the…
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Economy
Artificial Currency Stability Undermines Pakistan’s Exports and Trade Balance
DID Press: Pakistan’s economy is gripped by an illusion of stability—one driven not by structural reform but by administrative intervention in the foreign-exchange market. The artificial pegging of the rupee around 280 per dollar has created a surface calm, yet…
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Government
USS Ford Crew Voice Growing Fatigue over Extended Mission
DID Press: Crew members aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford have expressed dissatisfaction over the repeated extension of the ship’s deployment, reported Israeli media outlets, including Maariv, citing reports from Western media. The carrier, dispatched to the…
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