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Afghanistan
Pakistan Conducts Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Destroys Border Base Ammunition Depot
DID Press: Pakistani security sources report that the Pakistan Air Force carried out airstrikes on positions in Paktika Province, targeting alleged security threats along the border with Taliban-controlled areas. According to the sources, the strikes hit several positions, including an…
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US Designates Afghanistan as ‘Wrongful Detention’ Country
DID Press: Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, announced that Afghanistan has been designated a “country engaged in wrongful detentions.” In an official statement, Rubio accused the Taliban authorities of detaining foreign nationals, including Americans, to gain political leverage or…
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India Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes in Afghanistan as Violation of Intl Law
DID Press: India has strongly condemned recent airstrikes by Pakistan inside Afghanistan, calling them a clear violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the principle of national sovereignty. Pratnaneeni Harish, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, described the…
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Kabul–Ashgabat Stress Expansion of Transit and Trade Cooperation
DID Press: Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have emphasized strengthening trade relations and transit cooperation, particularly in the transportation of petroleum products. According to a statement from the Herat provincial office, Batur Yolov, Turkmenistan’s consul general in Herat, met with the province’s…
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Daily Trade Flows Between Afghanistan and Iran Continue Amid Tensions
DID Press: Border officials in Herat report that commercial transit between Afghanistan and Iran is continuing normally despite rising tensions in Iran. Zaeem Agha, Border Commissioner of Islam Qala, said an average of 600 trucks depart daily to Iran while…
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UNSC Holds Special Session on Afghanistan
DID Press: United Nations Security Council will convene a special meeting today, Monday, March 9, to review the latest political, security, and humanitarian developments in Afghanistan. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the session will begin at…
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UN: Taliban–Pakistan Border Tensions Disrupt Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
DID Press: UN says escalating border tensions between the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan have created serious obstacles for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Afghanistan. According to Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, at least 167…
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Reports of Airstrike on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
DID Press: Local sources in Parwan Province have reported an airstrike on Bagram Air Base, with some unverified claims suggesting the attack may have been carried out by Pakistani fighter jets. Witnesses said several explosions were heard around the base,…
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Pakistan Shelling Hits Civilian House in Afghanistan
DID Press: Local sources in Khost Province reported that Pakistani forces targeted civilian houses in a border area of the province. According to Mustaghfar Gurbaz, spokesman for the Khost governor’s office, Pakistani troops struck residential homes belonging to civilians in…
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Proposal to send comprehensive Pakistani delegation to Afghanistan
DID Press: Sohail Afridi, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, called for sending a comprehensive delegation from Pakistan to Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban government officials. Afridi said on Wednesday at the inauguration of a project in Peshawar that this delegation…
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