Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Registration Bottlenecks and Harsh Weather Conditions Disrupt Repatriation Process
DID Press: The return of Afghan refugees to their homeland continues, with more than 10,000 people having crossed back into Afghanistan so far. Thousands more, after passing the border, have been accommodated at the camp in Landi Kotal, while refugees…
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Health Crisis in Afghanistan: 14M in Urgent Need of Medical Services
DID Press: International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that approximately 14 million people in Afghanistan urgently require access to health services, highlighting the severity of the country’s humanitarian and medical crisis. On Tuesday, coinciding with World Health Day, the…
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UN: Over 94000 Afghans Displaced by Pakistan Border Attacks
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that more than 94,000 people have been displaced in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan following border clashes with Pakistan. According to the latest report, airstrikes, shelling, and cross-border fighting have…
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Karzai Urges UN to Condemn Pakistan’s Attacks on Afghanistan
DID Press: Hamid Karzai, in a letter to António Guterres, described Pakistan’s recent attacks on Afghan territory as a clear violation of international rules and contrary to the principles and objectives of the United Nations. The letter stated that the…
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UN Expert Warns Women’s Restrictions Are Driving Preventable Deaths in Afghanistan
DID Press: Richard Bennett, marking World Health Day, warned that continued restrictions on women—including limits on education and employment of female health workers—are intensifying suffering and leading to preventable deaths in Afghanistan. Bennett’s latest report indicates that sweeping restrictions on…
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Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Sign $400M+ in Trade and Investment Deals
DID Press: Chamber of Commerce and Investment of the Taliban government announced that during a business networking meeting between private sector representatives from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in Fergana, 20 cooperation agreements worth over $400 million were signed. According to the…
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Over 9,400 Passports Issued for Afghan Pilgrims
DID Press: Passport Directorate of the Taliban Ministry of Interior announced that, ahead of the dispatch of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, thousands of passports have been urgently printed and distributed. Officials at the directorate stated that 9,425 passports were printed…
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Weather Alert: Heavy Rain and Flash Floods Across Afghanistan
DID Press: National meteorological authority under the Taliban has issued a new warning indicating a high probability of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds, and sudden flooding across 32 provinces of Afghanistan. The weather system is expected to begin on Tuesday,…
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Central Asia Emerges as Afghanistan’s Strategic Corridor Out of Trade and Economic Deadlock
DID Press: Central Asia has the potential to meet Afghanistan’s fundamental energy needs. Currently, Afghanistan imports approximately 6.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, with more than 70 percent supplied by Central Asian states—particularly Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Afghanistan’s economy, as one…
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Taliban Destroys 800 sq.m. Opium Field in Ghazni Province
DID Press: Taliban officials in Ghazni Province reported the discovery and destruction of an 800-square-meter opium poppy cultivation. Ezzatullah Saeedi, spokesperson for the provincial governor, stated that Taliban forces identified and eradicated the opium field in Nawa. He noted that…
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