Azerbaijan
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Afghanistan
Azerbaijan Signals Expansion of Relations With Afghanistan
DID Press: Hikmet Hajiyev has announced that Azerbaijan is seeking to expand cooperation with Afghanistan across multiple sectors, highlighting longstanding historical and cultural ties between the two countries. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Global Cities Forum in…
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Economy
Baku–Yerevan Lobbying War Exposed in B-Dollar Race to Influence Trump Administration
DID Press: A new investigative report by two Western journalists has revealed the scale of an intense and costly lobbying competition between Azerbaijan and Armenia aimed at shaping U.S. policy during the Donald Trump administration. The analysis, authored by international…
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Afghanistan
$20M Gold Mining Contract Signed in Kunduz
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has announced the signing of a $20.24 million contract for the extraction of a gold mine in Qala-e-Zal district of Kunduz Province. According to ministry spokesperson Homayoun Afghan, the five-year agreement was…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan–Azerbaijan Review Trade, Transit, and Investment Cooperation
DID Press: Taliban economic delegation held talks with Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy on expanding trade relations, cargo transit, and cooperation in oil and gas sector. The delegation, led by Mullah Fayzullah Tamim, head of Taliban’s National Standards and Quality…
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Government
Azerbaijan Detains Opposition Leader Ali Karimli in Crackdown on Dissent
DID Press: leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Ali Karimli, along with a senior party member, Mohammad Ibrahim, were detained November 29, 2025 by the country’s security agency. No official charges have been publicly announced. Karimli’s party described…
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Government
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Lead Israel’s Oil Supplies amid Gaza Conflict
DID Press: A recent report by an international organization indicates that during the ongoing Gaza conflict, Israel’s oil imports have not slowed as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan supplying the majority of the country’s energy needs. According to the report, over the…
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