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Afghanistan
Afghan Nationals Top EU+ Asylum Applications With 39,000 Claims in Six Months
DID Press: A new report by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) shows that Afghan nationals were the largest group of asylum applicants in the EU, Norway and Switzerland, lodging around 39,000 applications in the first half of 2026.…
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Pakistan: More Than 4,700 Citizens Killed in Terrorist Attacks Linked to Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council that more than 4,700 of its citizens have been killed in terrorist attacks over the past three years, which Islamabad says were carried out by militant groups based in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s…
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Mujahid: “Zabihullah Mujahid” Was a Shared Name Used by Several Taliban Spokespeople
DID Press: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the use of the name “Zabihullah Mujahid” by several individuals during the previous Afghan government was a security measure designed to prevent members of the group’s spokesperson network from being identified.…
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Pakistan Deports 551 Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Taliban officials say 551 more Afghan migrants have entered Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings as Pakistan’s repatriation of Afghan migrants continues. The process of returning Afghan migrants from Pakistan is ongoing, with Taliban authorities…
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Washington Warns US Companies Over Business Deals With Taliban
DID Press: US State Department has warned American companies to exercise “extreme caution” when conducting business with Afghanistan under Taliban rule. An unnamed State Department spokesperson told Radio Free Afghanistan that U.S. private companies seeking to conduct business in Afghanistan…
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Former EU Diplomat Warns of Taliban Ideological Influence on Afghan Youth
DID Press: A former European diplomat has warned about the expansion of Taliban-controlled religious schools in Afghanistan, saying hundreds of thousands of young Afghans are being educated in these institutions where the United States and Pakistan are portrayed as enemies.…
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Ideological Kinship Between the Taliban and al-Qaeda
DID Press: Reports of a Taliban-organized meeting in Doha coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and the reported views expressed there in support of al-Qaeda, have once again brought the longstanding question of the Taliban’s relationship with…
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Alarming Rise in Cancer Cases Reported in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Cancer Foundation has warned of a concerning increase in the number of people affected by cancer in the country, saying the number of cancer patients has surpassed 1.5 million. The foundation said cases of various types of…
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Doha Meeting Raises Questions Over Taliban’s Ties to al-Qaeda
DID Press: Reports have emerged of a meeting organized by the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, where the al-Qaeda network and the attacks carried out in the United States that year…
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Kabul University Establishes Independent Faculty of Dari Language and Literature
DID Press: Kabul University has restructured its language and literature programs by upgrading the Dari Language and Literature and Pashto Language and Literature departments into two separate, independent faculties, following a decision by the Supreme Council of Higher Education. Kabul…
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