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Afghanistan
Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins in Five Afghanistan’s Provinces
DID Press: A polio vaccination campaign began on Monday in five Afghan provinces, with children in Nangarhar, Kunar, Kabul, Herat and Farah set to receive vaccines against the disease, the Polio-Free Organization said. According to the organization, the campaign is…
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More Than 3,000 Visit Herat’s Historic Citadel and Museum
DID Press: More than 3,000 people visited the historic Ikhtiyaruddin Citadel and Herat Museum on 24 Asad, marking the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. On 24 Asad, the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic…
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Turkmenistan to Resume Talks With Pakistan on TAPI Gas Pipeline
DID Press: Turkmenistan will resume serious and active negotiations with Pakistan in the coming months over the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov said. Meredov said that following the visit of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan’s…
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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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