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Afghanistan
Pakistan Army Says 11 Militants Killed in KP, Balochistan Operations
DID Press: Pakistani military says 11 militants were killed during separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. According to the Pakistani military, five members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during an operation in South Waziristan near…
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More Than 1,350 Saudi Airstrikes and Missile Attacks Reported in Recent Yemen War
DID Press: Sources close to Sanaa forces say Saudi fighter jets carried out 94 air and missile strikes on various parts of Yemen over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of attacks since the start of the latest…
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Afghanistan
EU Expresses Concern Over Civilian Deaths in Pakistani Airstrikes on Afghanistan
DID Press: European Union has expressed regret over civilian deaths in recent airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces and called on Kabul and Islamabad to exercise restraint and reduce tensions through dialogue. In a statement issued by the spokesperson…
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Afghanistan
Unprotected Skies, an Indifferent World: A Narrative of Midnight Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 3 a.m., while residents of Chogam Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province were asleep, an Afghan civilian home was reportedly hit in a Pakistani airstrike, killing five people, including several children, and sending three others, including two women,…
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Afghanistan
Naseer Ahmad Faiq: Afghan Civilians Should Not Pay the Price for Taliban-Pakistan Dispute
DID Press: Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has condemned Pakistan’s recent attacks on Afghanistan, saying that the dispute between Islamabad and the Taliban over the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) should…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA: 19 Civilians Killed or Injured in Pakistani Strikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that at least 10 civilians were killed and nine others injured in airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces. According to UNAMA, most of those killed were children. The UN mission…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: 22 “Terrorists” Killed; Taliban Says 9 Civilians Were Killed
DID Press: Pakistani airstrikes on residential areas in Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kunar provinces have once again highlighted conflicting accounts from Kabul and Islamabad over the targets and casualties. The Taliban says at least nine civilians, including women and children, were…
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Afghanistan
UN: Justice Remains Elusive for Most Civilian Victims of Afghanistan War
DID Press: United Nations says most civilians who were victims of the Afghanistan war between 2001 and 2021 have yet to receive justice, reparations or even adequate recognition of the suffering they endured. The UN said many victims and their…
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Government
Iran Urges UN Security Council to Condemn US Strikes
DID Press: Iran has urged the United Nations Security Council to condemn recent U.S. military strikes on southern Iran, including an attack on a residential home hosting a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, which Tehran described as a violation…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Commander Admits Civilian Deaths in Badakhshan Protest Crackdown
DID Press: A Taliban commander from Badakhshan has acknowledged that civilians were killed during the suppression of protests in Yaftal-e Paeen district, describing the incident as “tragic” and saying those responsible would have to answer before both the people and…
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