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Afghanistan
Taliban Detain Two UNAMA Staff Members in Herat
DID Press: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said two Afghan male staff members were detained by Taliban authorities in Herat on Sunday. UNAMA said in a statement that the two employees were detained by officials from the Taliban’s…
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Taliban Official Inspects Herat Prison Amid Ongoing Torture Allegations
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s Administrative Deputy Prime Minister, led a delegation from the Commission for the Regulation of Organizational Structures and Salaries to inspect the overall conditions at Herat Prison. The delegation visited various sections of…
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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Agree to Accelerate TAPI, TAP and Railway Projects
DID Press: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to accelerate the implementation of major energy, transit and connectivity projects, including the TAPI gas pipeline, TAP power transmission project, fiber-optic network and the Herat–Torghundi railway, following talks between senior officials in Torghundi,…
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$30 Million Pharmaceutical Plant Opens in Afghanistan’s Herat Province
DID Press: A pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Deem Pharma, has opened in Herat province with a total investment of $30 million, in a ceremony attended by the Taliban’s acting public health minister. Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s public health minister,…
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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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Anti-Taliban Fronts Report Four Taliban Fighters Killed in Herat and Faryab
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Freedom Front and National Resistance Front reported separate attacks against Taliban forces in the western and northern provinces of Herat and Faryab on Saturday, saying four Taliban members were killed and weapons and communications equipment were seized.…
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TAPI Pipeline Project Advances in Afghanistan With 116 km of Pipeline Laid
DID Press: Taliban’s Economic Deputy Prime Minister’s Office says 116 km of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline has so far been laid across Afghanistan, while another 135 km of the route has been prepared for installation. The office said the…
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Herat Takes Center Stage in Turkmen-Afghan Logistics Cooperation
DID Press: Turkmenistan’s Hazar Logistics has held talks with a delegation from the Herat Chamber of Commerce and Investment on strengthening bilateral trade, transit and logistics cooperation, underscoring efforts to deepen economic connectivity between the two neighboring countries. According to…
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Kabul, Tehran Discuss Expanding Trade and Easing Visa Procedures
DID Press: Afghanistan and Iran have discussed expanding economic cooperation, increasing bilateral trade, and addressing transit challenges during a meeting between Iranian diplomatic officials and the governor of Herat province. Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to Kabul, Seyed Hassan Mortazavi, accompanied by…
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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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