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Afghanistan
Opium Production in Afghanistan Rises Fivefold Despite Taliban Ban, UN Says
DID Press: Opium production in Afghanistan increased fivefold in 2026 despite the Taliban’s ban on poppy cultivation, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), as farmers return to the illicit crop amid poverty and a lack…
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Pilot of Falcon 10 That Crashed in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan to Face Trial
DID Press: Russian media have reported that the investigation into the crash of a Falcon 10 aircraft in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province has been completed, and the pilot has been referred to court on charges of violating flight safety regulations. According…
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Afghanistan’s Gemstones: The Glittering Treasures of the Hindu Kush
DID Press: Afghanistan sits atop one of the world’s most geologically diverse regions, with complex metamorphic formations and extensive pegmatite deposits. The collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which helped shape the towering Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain…
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Wakhan Corridor: A New Afghanistan–China Link With Wider Regional Transit Implications
DID Press: The opening of a road through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor has created a new land connection toward China, potentially reshaping regional trade and transit routes. However, the road’s economic value will depend on whether Beijing opens the border to…
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Armed Resistance in Afghanistan Has Spread to 26 Provinces
DID Press: An analytical report by South Asia Times has reported the geographical expansion and increased activity of armed groups opposed to the Taliban in Afghanistan, emphasizing that armed resistance in August and September 2026 went beyond sporadic local clashes…
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Muttaqi: Pakistan Has Launched New Project to Destabilize Afghanistan and Region
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, said at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan that Pakistan has launched a new project aimed at challenging security in Afghanistan and the wider region. Muttaqi alleged that Pakistan’s…
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Taliban Minister: Pakistan Cannot Tolerate Afghanistan’s Stability and Development
DID Press: Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s acting minister of rural rehabilitation and development, has reacted to recent Pakistani attacks, saying Afghanistan seeks good and Islamic-principled relations with neighboring countries, but that Islamabad’s attacks indicate Pakistan cannot tolerate Afghanistan’s stability…
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Afghanistan Opens Wakhan Road, Strengthening Direct Connectivity With China
DID Press: Afghanistan is set to officially inaugurate the Khameh–Wakhan road in Badakhshan province on Sunday, October 4, marking the opening of a route intended to connect Afghanistan directly with China through the Wakhan Corridor. The road, built in two…
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Taliban Factions Clash Over Gold Mine Revenues in Badakhshan
DID Press: An armed clash between two groups of Taliban forces over revenues from the Hishnam gold mine in Yamgan district of Badakhshan province left at least one person wounded, according to local sources, highlighting renewed disputes over control of…
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ICG: Afghanistan Faces Multiple Crises Five Years Into Taliban Rule
DID Press: International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Afghanistan remains under pressure from multiple, overlapping crises five years into Taliban rule, citing declining foreign aid, extensive restrictions on women and girls, a closed political system, economic pressures, armed opposition…
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