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Afghanistan
Pakistan Reportedly Used US-Made Drones in Strikes on Kunar, Helmand
DID Press: Pakistani journalist Adil Raja, citing intelligence sources in Pakistan, has claimed that Pakistani drone strikes last week on areas of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces were carried out using U.S.-made drones. According to Raja, the operation was conducted…
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UNAMA: Teachers’ Role in Afghanistan More Important Than Ever
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), marking World Teachers’ Day, has expressed appreciation for Afghanistan’s teachers, particularly those working in remote areas who continue educating students despite difficult conditions and limited resources. UNAMA said teachers transform lives by…
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25 Years On, Afghan War Crimes Victims Still Await Justice
DID Press: Human Rights Watch says that 25 years after the start of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, many victims of war crimes and human rights abuses still lack access to justice, accountability and reparations. In a report marking 25…
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UN Official Meets Muttaqi to Discuss Doha Process and International Expectations
DID Press: Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, has met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Taliban, during her visit to Afghanistan, discussing the Doha Process and international expectations regarding human rights,…
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Shia Scholars in Herat Condemn Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: A group of Shia religious scholars and community elders in Jebrail township of Herat province has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on parts of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces, calling for an immediate halt to the attacks and an…
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Five Scanners Installed at Afghanistan’s Major Customs Points
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Finance says five scanners worth a combined 39.2 million afghanis have been installed at three customs points to make the inspection of goods carried by passengers faster, more accurate and more transparent. According to…
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Afghanistan Opens Wakhan Road, Strengthening Direct Connectivity With China
DID Press: Afghanistan is set to officially inaugurate the Khameh–Wakhan road in Badakhshan province on Sunday, October 4, marking the opening of a route intended to connect Afghanistan directly with China through the Wakhan Corridor. The road, built in two…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Choice Between Confrontation and Cooperation
DID Press: Rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, ranging from border clashes and airstrikes to disputes over the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have brought relations between the two countries to a critical point. However, their geographic and economic interdependence…
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Former Mullah Omar Adviser Calls War with Pak Army “Hostility Toward Islam”
DID Press: Mufti Abdul Rahim, head of Karachi-based Jamiat-ul-Rashid and a former adviser to Taliban founder Mullah Omar, has criticized the Taliban’s policy toward Pakistan and called on the group to refrain from supporting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He described…
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Russia Offers Expanded Health Cooperation to Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s acting Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, has called for expanded health cooperation with Russia, while Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko expressed Moscow’s readiness to provide technical assistance to Afghanistan’s health sector. During a meeting…
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