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Afghanistan
Iran Launches E-Passport, License Services for Afghans
DID Press: Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province has launched two new processes for Afghanistan nationals: converting handwritten passports into electronic ones and issuing driving licenses to Afghanistan nationals holding Amayesh cards, a senior provincial official said. Sayed Jafar Sayedabadi, head of…
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Dushanbe, Kabul Pledge to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
DID Press: A high-level delegation from the Republic of Tajikistan, led by the country’s Special Representative, visited Kabul for official talks with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban government. According to a statement from the Taliban Ministry…
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Unemployment and Economic Collapse across Durand Line
DID Press: With 35 days having passed since the closure of the main border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan—including Torkham, Kharlachi, Ghulam Khan, Angoor Adda, and Chaman—thousands of traders, laborers, and drivers in northwestern Pakistan have lost their sources of…
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Pakistan: Border with Afghanistan to Remain Closed Until TTP Curbed
DID Press: Pakistan announced that its border crossings with Afghanistan will remain closed until the Taliban government takes tangible, verifiable, and irreversible measures against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Officials in Islamabad said the decision is part of a new security approach,…
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Chabahar Port Emerges as Key Transit Alternative for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s trade with Iran reached $1.6 billion over the past six months, surpassing trade with Pakistan by half a billion dollars during the same period, according to Abdulsalam Jawad Akhundzada, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce. The figures…
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Key ISIS-K Commander Killed in Punjab, Pakistan
DID Press: According to reports from several media outlets, unidentified armed individuals in the Patak area of Akhtarabad city, located in Pakistan’s Punjab province, have targeted and killed “Burhan,” also known as “Zaid,” one of the key commanders of ISIS-Khorasan.…
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Afghanistan Turns to Alternative Trade Corridors to Boost Leverage Over Pakistan
DID Press: The visit of Nooruddin Azizi, Taliban caretaker government’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, to Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province — and his focus on expanding transit through Chabahar — signals a coordinated strategy by Kabul to replace trade…
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Iran Introduces Placement Tests for Migrant Students without Records
DID Press: Officials from Iran’s Supreme Council of Education have announced that migrant students lacking valid academic records can take placement tests to continue their education at higher grade levels. Two months into the academic year, registration for migrant students…
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Thousands Rallying in Solidarity with Gaza in Herat
DID Press: In a large public gathering in western Herat province, over two thousand people rallied in support of Gazans and the Palestinian resistance, emphasizing the importance of unity within the Islamic world. The rally, titled “Palestine: The Axis of…
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UN Warns of Rising Threat from Transnational Crimes in Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) representative in Afghanistan has warned of the expanding threat posed by synthetic drug trafficking and organized crime, stressing that countering these networks requires international cooperation, disruption of illicit financial flows, and…
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