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Afghanistan
Herat Orders High Water Users to Install Meters, Build Recharge Wells
DID Press: Authorities in Herat Province have ordered high-volume water consumers to install water meters and construct recharge wells as part of new measures aimed at protecting declining groundwater resources amid prolonged drought and increasing pressure on the region’s water…
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Taliban Holds Regional Security Talks in Northwest Afghanistan
DID Press: Senior Taliban officials have held a regional security coordination meeting in northwestern Afghanistan, bringing together provincial governors, police chiefs, intelligence officials, and military court representatives to review the security situation and strengthen coordination among security institutions. The meeting,…
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Iran Says 60% of Exports to Afghanistan Pass Through Dogharoun Border
DID Press: Sixty percent of Iran’s exports to Afghanistan are transported through the Dogharoun border crossing, highlighting its strategic role in bilateral trade, according to an official from the Dogharoun Free Trade-Industrial Zone. Hassan Nourizadeh, Deputy for Economic Development at…
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Afghanistan Issues Flash Flood Alert for 13 Provinces
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning forecasting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, flash floods, and strong dust-laden winds across 13 provinces on Sunday, urging residents in vulnerable areas to take precautionary measures. According to the Taliban-run Ministry of…
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Taliban Convoy Attacked En Route to Badakhshan Amid Rising Security Tensions
DID Press: A Taliban military convoy traveling from Kabul to Badakhshan was reportedly attacked in Baghlan Province, as security tensions and internal divisions continue to escalate in northeastern Afghanistan. According to informed sources, the convoy came under attack on Saturday…
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Iran to Launch Dedicated Lanes at Dogharoon Border to Speed Truck Crossings
DID Press: Iranian authorities have announced plans to introduce dedicated freight lanes at the Dogharoon border crossing to reduce long delays for trucks returning from Afghanistan and improve cross-border trade and transit. Hossein Jamshidi, governor of Taybad County, said some…
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Taliban Delegation Visits Uzbekistan to Expand Pharmaceutical Cooperation
DID Press: A Taliban health delegation has traveled to Uzbekistan for talks on expanding pharmaceutical cooperation, strengthening drug quality control laboratories, and enhancing medical collaboration, as Afghanistan continues to face medicine shortages following the suspension of pharmaceutical imports from Pakistan.…
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Afghanistan’s Power Shortage May End Within Three Years, Utility Says
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national power utility says a series of new energy projects aimed at expanding electricity generation, transmission and distribution could significantly ease the country’s chronic power shortages within the next three years. The state-owned Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat…
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Radio Hood Broadcast Manager Detained by Taliban in Nangarhar
DID Press: Local sources in eastern Afghanistan say Azizullah Aziz, the broadcast manager of Radio Hood and a schoolteacher, has been detained by Taliban authorities following a raid on his home in Nangarhar province. According to the sources, officials from…
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Open Letter Urges UN to Strengthen Women’s Participation in Afghanistan
DID Press: The advocacy group Women for Afghanistan has called on the United Nations to strengthen women’s participation in Afghanistan’s political process and reform the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The organization said it had submitted…
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