Border Security
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Afghanistan
CIS Border Commanders Discuss Strengthening Security Along Afghanistan Borders
DID Press: Border commanders from member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have emphasized the need to strengthen border security along Afghanistan’s frontiers and step up efforts to combat terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal migration and organized crime. At…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Iran Border Road Nears Completion in Herat and Farah
DID Press: Construction of a border road along the Afghanistan-Iran frontier in parts of Herat and Farah provinces is progressing significantly and approaching its final stages. Mujibullah Ansar, spokesperson for the 207th Al-Farooq Army Corps, said the project aims to…
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Afghanistan
CSTO to Supply Tajikistan with Weapons to Strengthen Afghanistan Border Security
DID Press: The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has announced that Russia and other member states will begin supplying equipment and weapons to Tajikistan by the end of this year to strengthen the country’s border with Afghanistan. CSTO Secretary-General Talatbek…
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Afghanistan
Russia, Uzbekistan Launch Joint Military Drills Near Afghanistan Border
DID Press: Russian and Uzbek forces have begun a seven-day joint military exercise near Afghanistan’s northern border, focusing on operations to detect and neutralise illegal armed groups in border areas, according to regional media reports. The exercise, named Hamkorlik-2026 (Cooperation-2026),…
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Afghanistan
Seven Pakistani Soldiers Reportedly Killed in Clashes Along Afghanistan Border
DID Press: At least seven Pakistani soldiers have reportedly been killed in armed clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the Durand Line, although the reported death toll has not been independently verified. According to published reports, the clashes occurred…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Reports 23 Drone Incursions from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistani media have reported that at least 23 drone incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace were recorded in September, prompting responses from Pakistan’s air defence systems and diplomatic protests by Islamabad to Kabul. According to the reports, Pakistan…
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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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Afghanistan
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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