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Afghanistan
September 11 and 24 Years of Failed US Policy in Afghanistan
DID Press: While the world marks September 11 and remembers the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, Afghanistan people cannot forget how the day once again brought devastation to their country. Al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon…
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Afghanistan
UN Allocates $139.6M for Quake Victims in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: UN launched a four-month emergency response plan worth $139.6 million, warning that any delay in aid delivery to survivors of eastern Afghanistan’s earthquake could deepen the humanitarian crisis as winter approaches. Indrika Ratwatte, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan,…
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Afghanistan
UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan After Earthquake
DID Press: UN migration agency warned of severe humanitarian consequences following recent deadly earthquake in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, reporting that thousands of people have been killed and thousands of families left homeless. The agency stressed that with winter approaching, conditions…
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Afghanistan
WHO: Services for Quake Victims May Halt Without Funding
DID Press: World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it faces a shortfall of three million dollars to continue providing life-saving services to earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan. In a report, WHO warned that an additional three million dollars in funding…
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Human Rights
Unprecedented Global Outcry Over Killing of Journalists in Gaza
DID Press: In a coordinated and widespread reaction, more than 250 media outlets from 70 countries, along with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), have protested the killing of journalists in the Gaza Strip. On September 1, participating media outlets blacked out…
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Afghanistan
Returning Migrants Face Uncertain Future
DID Press: Following a massive wave of Afghanistani migrants returning from neighboring countries, thousands of returnees are now living in temporary camps in capital Kabul. With the accelerated return of migrants from neighboring nations, Kabul’s temporary camps have in recent…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Strongly Condemns Israeli Occupation of Gaza
DID Press: Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan’s caretaker government strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s decision to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, describing the move as dangerous and deeply concerning. In a statement issued on Saturday, August 9, the ministry denounced the…
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Human Rights
Leaked Plan Reveals Israel’s Strategy to Fully Occupy Gaza, Forcibly Relocate Civilians to South
DID Press: Hebrew media outlets have reported on a new, large-scale plan aimed at the full occupation of Gaza City and the central refugee camps in the region, along with the forced relocation of civilians to the southern Gaza Strip.…
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EU
European Parliamentary Groups Urge Immediate EU Action in Gaza
DID Press: Leaders of the Socialist, Left, and Green groups in the European Parliament accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. They called on the EU to take urgent and decisive action to end the humanitarian crisis in the region.…
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Human Rights
Hundreds of Thousands Take to Sydney Streets in Support of Palestine
DID Press: In what is being described as one of the largest pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Australian history, hundreds of thousands of people marched through central Sydney on Sunday to express solidarity with the people of Gaza and to protest against…
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