Border Security
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Claims 15 Militants Killed in Attempted Infiltration from Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistani security sources say security forces thwarted an attempted infiltration by 15 armed militants from Afghanistan into Pakistan in the Ghulam Khan sector along the two countries’ border, killing all of them. According to Pakistani media, the group…
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Lithuania Detains 35 Afghan and Iraqi Migrants Near Belarus Border
DID Press: Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (VSAT) has detained 35 Afghan and Iraqi migrants who crossed into Lithuania from Belarus, according to the Lithuanian border authorities. The migrants were detected on Thursday evening near the village of Katra in…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Calls for “Constructive Engagement” With Afghanistan
DID Press: Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior, said Wednesday that Islamabad wants constructive engagement with Afghanistan, stressing that peace in the two neighboring countries is closely linked. Speaking at a conference on Afghanistan in Islamabad, Chaudhry said…
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Afghanistan
Iran, Taliban Officials Discuss Expanding Economic and Security Cooperation
DID Press: Seyyed Hassan Mortazavi, deputy head of Iran’s embassy in Kabul, traveled to Mazar-i-Sharif and met with Yusuf Wafa, the Taliban-appointed governor of Balkh province, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, the development of a west-east corridor, cultural ties and…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: 110 Passengers Stopped in Nimroz Human-Smuggling Operation
DID Press: Taliban security officials in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province said they have discovered three hideouts allegedly used by human smugglers in Zaranj and prevented 110 passengers from being illegally transported to neighboring countries. Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat, spokesperson for the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Pledge to Crack Down on Arms and Human Trafficking
DID Press: A spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense says protecting Afghanistan’s borders and preventing the trafficking of weapons, people and goods have been among the priorities of the group’s defense forces over the past five years. Sediqullah Nusrat,…
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Afghanistan
Russia Prioritizes Strengthening Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border, Defense Minister Says
DID Press: Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said that strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan is a priority for Moscow, adding that Russia’s military base in Tajikistan remains on alert to counter external threats. Belousov said Moscow and…
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Afghanistan
Two Afghan Nationals Killed in Clash With Tajik Border Guards
DID Press: Tajik authorities say two Afghan nationals were killed in an armed clash with the country’s border guards in the Fathabad area of Khatlon region, along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border. Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said the two men…
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Afghanistan
CSTO Chief Warns of Afghanistan Border Instability
DID Press: The secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), stressing the need to strengthen control over the organization’s borders, warned that continued instability in areas bordering Afghanistan poses clear threats to the security of Central Asia and the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Blame “Malicious Individuals” for Fatal Shooting on Tajikistan Border
DID Press: Taliban’s Foreign Ministry has blamed “malicious and opportunistic individuals” for the shooting from Afghan territory that killed a young Tajik woman, saying the perpetrators sought to undermine security in Badakhshan province and damage the atmosphere of trust between…
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