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CPEC Expansion to Afghanistan Gains Momentum Following Beijing Talks
DIDPress: Foreign ministers from China, Pakistan, and the Afghan interim government gathered in a trilateral meeting in Beijing to discuss regional security, enhancing economic cooperation, and expanding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan. In a statement released by Pakistan’s…
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Afghanistan Lacks Infrastructure to Support Millions of Migrants, Warns UN
DIDPress: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a concerning report, saying that Afghanistan is not adequately prepared to handle the massive wave of returnees being sent back from neighboring countries. According to the report, nearly 3 million…
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Afghanistan Mandates Use of Locally Produced Medicines
DIDPress: All government institutions in Afghanistan are now required to use domestically produced medicines, announced the Taliban government. Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, said “the use of high-quality local medicines in government agencies has been made…
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Pakistan: Suicide Bombers Trained in Afghanistan Sold to Militant Groups
DIDPress: Pakistani media reported that Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has publicly revealed that suicide bombers are trained in camps established inside Afghanistan and then “sold” to various militant groups. Mohammad Sadiq, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister…
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One Million Returns in 8 Months: Massive Wave of Afghan Repatriation from Pakistan
DIDPress: Afghanistan has been witnessing one of the largest waves of migrant returns in its recent history, with one million people returning from Pakistan alone in the past eight months. The United Nations has reported that since September 2023, approximately…
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Afghanistan in Darkness: Ban on Images of People in Afghanistan Media
DIDPress: The Taliban have recently banned the publication of images of people in 18 provinces, with plans to extend this prohibition across the entire country soon. The Taliban have issued a new directive banning the publication of images of people…
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$50 Million Investment for Vehicle Production Line in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the caretaker government announced that the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Eddy Motors expressed its interest in investing $50 million to establish a vehicle production line during a meeting with Mawlawi Ahmadullah Zahed, the deputy…
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Herat Youth Shines at the Top of Saadi Festival
DIDPress: Afghanistan’s distinguished representative at the Saadi Shirazi Festival secured the top position amid intense competition. Seyyed Mostafa Hakimi, a talented young individual from Herat representing Afghanistan, triumphed at the International Saadi Shirazi Festival, earning the title of Asia’s foremost…
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Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce Pledges to Create 550,000 Jobs
DIDPress: Nuruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced the ministry’s commitment to creating 550,000 job opportunities in Afghanistan. The statement came after a meeting with Mawlawi Mohammad Zahid Ahmadzai, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.…
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Asian Development Bank Expands Activities in Afghanistan
Sultan Mohammad Zubair, Deputy Minister of Finance of Afghanistan, held an official meeting with Takayoshi Kuromiya, Japan’s Ambassador to Kabul, and David J. Hill, the Asian Development Bank’s Country Director for Afghanistan, to discuss the expansion of economic cooperation.
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