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Afghanistan
Taliban: Opposition Is Fragmented, Political Participation Would Destabilize Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected any political solution involving opposition groups, saying they have different objectives and lack unity. He warned that allowing opposition factions to participate in government could return Afghanistan to the instability of the…
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Anti-Taliban Forces Advance Near Nusay District Center in Badakhshan
DID Press: Forces affiliated with Juma khan Fateh have advanced toward the center of Nusay district in northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, local sources said, as fighting with the Taliban intensifies. The sources said Fateh’s forces had captured two Taliban checkpoints…
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Afghanistan
Heavy Fighting Erupts Between Taliban and Dissident Commander in Badakhshan
DID Press: Fighting between Taliban forces and fighters loyal to dissident Taliban commander Juma Khan Fateh is underway in Nusay district of northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, according to local sources and an audio message attributed to Fateh. Fighting reportedly began…
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US Think Tank: Taliban Exploit Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth
DID Press: A US think tank says Afghanistan’s mineral sector, estimated to be worth up to $1 trillion, has come under increasingly centralized Taliban control since the group returned to power in August 2021, with limited transparency surrounding mining contracts…
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Anti-Taliban Groups Claim Coordinated Attacks Across Kunduz, Badakhshan and Kandahar
DID Press: Anti-Taliban armed groups have claimed a series of coordinated attacks in northern and southern Afghanistan, saying they targeted Taliban positions in Kunduz, Badakhshan, and Kandahar, highlighting what they describe as an expansion of armed resistance against the Taliban.…
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Taliban Fire on Badakhshan Protest, Leaving One Dead
DID Press: Taliban authorities have confirmed that residents of Yaftal-e Payin district in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province staged a protest on Saturday after a woman was allegedly searched by Taliban personnel. Local sources said Taliban forces opened fire to disperse the…
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Gunmen Target Taliban Intelligence Headquarters in Badakhshan
DID Press: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Taliban intelligence office in Faizabad, the capital of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, on Saturday, local sources said, as security forces tightened control over the area following the attack. According to local sources, the…
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Afghanistan
Tensions Escalate in Badakhshan as Opposition Group Claims Ambush on Foreign Taliban Fighters
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front said it ambushed what it described as “foreign terrorists supporting the Taliban” along a road leading to Zebak district in northeastern Badakhshan, claiming that at least two foreign fighters were killed and three others wounded.…
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Gunmen Attack Home of Taliban Army Chief in Badakhshan
DID Press: The home of Fasihuddin Fetrat, the Taliban’s army chief of staff, was targeted in an armed attack in Warduj district of northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday evening, according to local sources. The sources said unidentified gunmen opened fire…
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Rocket Attack Targets Taliban Gathering at Kunduz Airport
DID Press: A gathering of Taliban forces at Kunduz Airport in northern Afghanistan was targeted in a rocket attack late Thursday as the troops were preparing for an airlift to Badakhshan province, according to local sources. The sources said Taliban…
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