Recent Updates
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Afghanistan
US and Taliban in Talks on Embassy Reopening and Bagram
DID Press: US and Taliban officials are reportedly in talks to reopen embassies in Kabul and Washington and to discuss the possible return of control over Bagram Airbase to the United States, a move that signal a shift in Washington’s…
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Afghanistan
Amnesty International Calls for Full Scope in UN Afghanistan Justice Mechanism
DID Press: UNHRC has adopted a resolution to establish an independent mechanism to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence of crimes and human rights violations in Afghanistan — a move Amnesty International hailed as a “historic moment on the path to…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Joins Moscow Format Talks on Afghanistan for First Time
DID Press: The seventh session of “Moscow Consultative Format on Afghanistan” opened Tuesday in Russia’s capital with senior representatives from 10 regional countries and a delegation from Belarus in attendance while Taliban, for the first time, joined the session. Analysts…
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Analysis
October 7: Date Linking Occupation and Resistance
DID Press: October 7 marks two major turning points in modern history — the beginning of US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation launched by the Palestinian group Hamas against Israel in 2023. Though separated by…
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Afghanistan
Oil and Gas Extraction Licenses Granted to Uzbek Firms in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Caretaker Government has granted licenses for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas resources to Uzbek companies, reported Uzbekistan’s media. Uzbek Energy Minister Jhurabek Mirzamahmudov said that the interim government of Afghanistan has permitted Uzbek firms…
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Afghanistan
Moscow Quad Meeting to Form Regional Front against US Return to Afghanistan
DID Press: National Interest reported that as Donald Trump places the recapture of Bagram Airbase at the center of his foreign policy, Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan convened a four-party meeting in Moscow to discuss the implications of a renewed…
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Government
Trump: 80% of Regional Countries Support Gaza Peace Plan
DID Press: US President Donald Trump claimed a “historic shift” in regional positions toward a Gaza peace agreement, saying that nearly all Arab and Muslim countries now support the initiative. “In the past, about 80 percent of the countries in…
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Afghanistan
Child Laborers on Rise in Bamyan as Poverty Deepens
DID Press: The number of working children in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province has surged amid worsening poverty and a lack of job opportunities, forcing many to abandon school and take on hard or street labor to support their families. As economic…
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Government
Pakistan Sees Surge in Violence; 2025 to Be Deadliest Year in Decade
DID Press: Pakistan’s Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) has warned that 2025 would become the country’s deadliest year if current trends in violence continue in the future. Official data show that in the first three quarters of this…
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Afghanistan
Trump–Baradar Phone Call: Khalilzad Speaks of “Respect,” Taliban Claim They Hung Up
DID Press: Reacting to Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s new remarks of his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the conversation took place in a “friendly and respectful” atmosphere — a statement…
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