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Afghanistan
Pakistan Returns 2.59M Afghan Migrants Under Deportation Campaign
DID Press: Pakistani authorities say approximately 2.59 million Afghan nationals have been returned to Afghanistan since the launch of the country’s deportation campaign in 2023, adding that the removal of undocumented migrants will continue. Officials from Pakistan’s Punjab province said…
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Taliban Reject UN Population Estimate for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority under the Taliban has rejected the United Nations’ estimate of the country’s population, claiming international agencies inflate the figures to attract humanitarian funding. The authority estimates Afghanistan’s population at 37.2 million, compared…
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Afghanistan Envoy to UN Warns Lack of Justice Threatens Civilian Security
DID Press: Nasir Ahmad Faiq has warned that the collapse of justice and accountability mechanisms in Afghanistan has fueled violence and placed civilians at greater risk. Writing on X on Monday, Faiq said that following the Taliban’s takeover, the erosion…
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Taliban Reject Reports of Women’s Arrests in Herat as ‘Propaganda’
DID Press: Taliban authorities have dismissed reports of women’s arrests in the western city of Herat, describing the allegations as part of a “propaganda campaign,” while human rights organizations continue to express concern over reported detentions linked to dress code…
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Pakistan Expels More Than 4,000 Afghan Migrants in One Day
DID Press: Pakistan has deported 4,037 Afghan nationals within a 24-hour period as part of an intensified campaign against undocumented migrants, returning them to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings. According to the Taliban’s High Commission for…
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Former Karzai Aide Accuses Lindsey Graham of Backing War Policies in Afghanistan
DID Press: Abdul Karim Khorram, former chief of staff to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has criticized the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, describing him as a supporter of military-focused policies during the American intervention in Afghanistan. In a statement responding…
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Pakistan’s Mango Exports Plunge Amid Afghanistan Border Closure
DID Press: Pakistan’s mango exports have fallen sharply this year, with the prolonged closure of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and climate-related disruptions emerging as the main factors behind the decline. Afghanistan, with a population of around 46 million, has been one…
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UNICEF Warns 3.7M Afghan Children Face Malnutrition Risk
DID Press: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 3.7 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan face an increased risk of malnutrition as the country approaches its annual peak malnutrition season. In a new report titled “Too…
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Pakistan Detains 1,686 Undocumented Afghan Migrants in Border Crackdown
DID Press: Pakistani security forces say they have detained 1,686 undocumented Afghan migrants during 40 security operations in the border districts of Balochistan, with 1,257 of those arrested already returned to Afghanistan. According to Pakistani authorities, the operations were carried…
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Taliban Urges Top Kankor Students to Study in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, has called on the top performers in Afghanistan’s 2026 university entrance examination (Kankor) to pursue their higher education at domestic universities and contribute to the country’s development.…
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