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Afghanistan
Russia Calls for Afghanistan Dialogue Free of Pressure and ‘Blackmail’
DID Press: Russia has called for a comprehensive approach to Afghanistan based on trust-based dialogue with the country’s authorities and free from pressure and “blackmail,” Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said at a UN Security Council…
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Taliban Suspend Education for Girls Over 12 at Kabul Deaf Institute
DID Press: Taliban have suspended the education of girls over the age of 12 at the Kabul Institute for Deaf People, according to families and social activists, in another restriction affecting access to education for girls with disabilities. The Taliban’s…
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Afghanistan Falls to Bottom Tier of Global Freedom Rankings
DID Press: Afghanistan has fallen to the bottom tier of global democracy and freedom rankings, with international assessments documenting a sharp deterioration in political rights and civil liberties under Taliban rule. Freedom House’s 2026 report gives Afghanistan just 8 out…
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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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Achakzai: Afghans, Iraqis Have Paid the Highest Price for Foreign Intervention
DID Press: Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, has strongly criticized Western policies in Afghanistan and Iraq, saying the people of both countries have borne the greatest costs of war and foreign intervention and warning that…
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Intimidation and Appeasement: Taliban’s Power Game with Afghanistan’s Shiite Community
DID Press: Recent actions by the Taliban authorities in Kabul — ranging from the sealing and seizure of Shiite religious, educational and media institutions to the detention and subsequent rapid release of prominent religious and community figures — reveal a…
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Taliban Detain at Least 20 Women and Girls in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban officials from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained at least 20 women and girls in the Taimani area of Kabul, according to reports. Several of the detained women said they were…
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Muttaqi Calls Afghan Girls’ Education Ban “Really a Problem”
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, has acknowledged that the exclusion of Afghan girls from secondary and higher education is “really a problem,” saying the Taliban government will review the issue. Muttaqi claimed that the human rights…
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From War on Terror to Tactical Engagement: The 25-Year Legacy of 9/11 in Afghanistan
DID Press: Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, a review of the U.S. and international coalition’s intervention in Afghanistan presents a picture marked by contradictions, strategic failure and what the author describes as moral irresponsibility. A quarter of…
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Afghan Merchant Dies After Nearly Five Months in Taliban Custody
DID Press: Local sources say Haji Asil Khan, a merchant from the Ahmad Shah Baba area of Kabul’s 12th district, has died after spending about five months in detention under the Taliban. Sources told media outlets on Sunday, Sept. 13,…
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