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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Kuwait Seek to Expand Trade and Investment Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan and Kuwait have discussed expanding trade and investment cooperation, according to Afghanistan’s embassy in Kuwait. Mohammad Shafiq Khatib, Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires in Kuwait, met with Kuwaiti investor Ajeej Khalaf and a number of Kuwaiti businessmen and investors…
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Pakistan: Protests Erupt Over Fuel Price Hikes and Heavy Taxes
DID Press: Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in several Pakistani cities, protesting rising fuel prices, heavy taxation and mounting inflation. Thousands of Pakistanis marched in major cities across the country, including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, against the government’s…
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Afghanistan
Kabul’s Diplomatic Deadlock: Why the World Still Misreads the Taliban After Five Years?
DID Press: Five years after the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan is facing one of the most complex and prolonged legitimacy crises in its modern history. From the first days of August 2021, the Taliban…
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Afghanistan
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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$30 Million Oil Refinery Begins Operations in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pul
DID Press: An oil refinery with an investment of $30 million has begun operations in Afghanistan’s northern Sar-e Pul province, with a daily processing capacity of 600 tonnes of crude oil. Officials at the refinery said the required crude oil…
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Construction Begins on $143 Million Gulbahar Cement Plant in Herat
DID Press: Construction has begun on the Gulbahar cement plant in Zindajan district of western Afghanistan’s Herat province, with an investment of $143 million. The project is expected to be completed within two years and will have a production capacity…
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Economy
US Supreme Court Orders Return of $100 Billion in Trump Tariffs
DID Press: US Supreme Court has ruled that a significant portion of former President Donald Trump’s tariffs was unlawful and ordered the return of nearly $100 billion collected from affected companies. The amount represents about 60 percent of the $165…
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Afghanistan
Khalilzad: Pakistan Has Not Improved 3 Years After Imran Khan’s Imprisonment
DID Press: Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has criticized Pakistan’s current situation, arguing that the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has not improved the country’s conditions and has instead coincided with worsening political, economic…
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Herat Authorities Set Rent Cap to Curb Housing Price Increases
DID Press: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan’s western Herat province have introduced a new rent ceiling for residential properties, setting prices at 2023 rates plus a 10 percent increase in an effort to control rising housing costs and protect tenants. The…
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Economy
Yemen War Losses Exceed $1T After 12 Years of Conflict, Sanaa Report Says
DID Press: A new assessment by Yemen’s Ministry of Economy, Industry and Investment in Sanaa says 12 years of war and blockade led by the Saudi-led military coalition have caused unprecedented damage to Yemen’s economic structure, with macroeconomic losses exceeding…
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