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Afghanistan
UN: Afghanistan Emerging as Regional Hub for Synthetic Drugs
DID Press: UN warned that while opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined significantly, the country is rapidly becoming a regional center for synthetic drug production, posing potentially more complex risks than the traditional opium trade for both Afghanistan and its…
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Pakistan Warns of Possible War if Talks with Taliban Fail
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawja Muhammad Asif warned that war remains an option if ongoing negotiations between Islamabad and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in Istanbul fail to yield results. Speaking to Geo News ahead of the third round of talks…
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Chabahar–Zahedan Railway to Be Operational within 9 Months
DID Press: CEO of Iran Railways has announced that the Chabahar–Zahedan railway line will be completed within six months and will become operational within nine months. Jabbar Ali Zakeri, CEO of Iran Railways, said the project, one of Iran’s strategic…
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Pakistan President Holds Talks with Qatar Emir on Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha to discuss developments in Afghanistan. In a statement released on Wednesday, November 5, President Zardari expressed appreciation for Qatar’s constructive role…
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Afghanistan Faces 2.3M-Ton Wheat Shortage
DID Press: Afghanistan is facing over two million tons of wheat shortage. According to the latest report from the National Statistics and Information Authority of the Taliban government, the country’s wheat production in the 1404 (solar year) agricultural year has…
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Russia Warns of Ongoing Terror Threat from Afghanistan
DID Press: Russia’s Security Council Secretary, Sergei Shoigu, warned the threat of extremist groups infiltrating Central Asia from Afghanistan remains serious, stressing the importance of strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan. “The threat of infiltration by militants belonging to…
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Afghanistan’s Deadly Quakes Deepen Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: A senior Red Cross official warned that recent earthquakes in Afghanistan have further worsened living conditions for millions already struggling under economic collapse and severe drought. Régis Savioz, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional director…
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India Leverages Afghanistan as Strategic Gateway to Central Asia
DID Press: Reports indicate that Pakistan’s declining influence over Afghanistan trade and transit has created a new opportunity for India to rebuild its presence in Central Asia via western routes through Afghanistan, as Iran and Chabahar port serving as key…
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Pakistan Reports Rising Insecurity after Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s FM and Deputy PM, Ishaq Dar, told the country’s Senate that security incidents have increased since the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan. Criticizing Islamabad’s past policies toward Afghanistan, Dar said the situation in Pakistan has worsened following…
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Pakistan Army: Afghanistan Needs Elected Government
DID Press: Pakistan’s military says tensions between Islamabad and Kabul will persist until a legitimate, elected government is established in Afghanistan. The Pakistani army’s spokesperson, citing unfulfilled commitments made by the Taliban in Doha agreement, stressed that lasting stability in…
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