ISIS
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Afghanistan
Taliban Accuse Hekmatyar of Rebellion, Seek Confiscation of Hezb-e-Islami Assets
DID Press: A leaked document allegedly issued by the Taliban’s Office of Administrative Affairs accuses Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, of maintaining suspicious links with Pakistan, receiving foreign financial assistance, attempting to create insecurity and cooperating operationally with the…
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Afghanistan
Lavrov: Taliban-Pakistan Dispute Should Not Become a “Tragedy”
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the dispute between the Taliban and Pakistan and the failure to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting as an “unpleasant” development, but said it should not be turned…
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Afghanistan
Trump: Orderly US Withdrawal From Erbil Contrasts With Afghanistan
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump, referring to the departure of the last American forces from Iraq, described Operation Inherent Resolve as a “very costly mission in hell.” In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said…
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Afghanistan
US Aircrew Honored Five Years After Kabul Evacuation
DID Press: Four U.S. Air Force personnel have received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions during the 2021 evacuation operation from Afghanistan. According to the citation, the crew flew a C-17A into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on…
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Afghanistan
EU Condemns Kabul Blast Near School in Shia District
DID Press: The European Union on Tuesday condemned an explosion near the Shama-e Hedayat private school in western Kabul and expressed concern over reports that dozens of students were injured. The blast occurred Monday in the Mahdiya township of Dasht-e…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Warns Pakistan of “Calculated Response” to Any Aggression
DID Press: Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, the Taliban’s acting defense minister, has warned Pakistan that any act of aggression against Afghan territory will face a calculated response. At the same time, the Taliban said in a statement marking the fifth anniversary…
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Government
ISIS Threatens Spain in Fresh Warning to Europe
DID Press: Media reports say Islamic State has issued a fresh threat against Spain, warning of what it described as “imminent attacks” targeting Spanish interests and saying Madrid should expect retaliatory actions. The threat comes as Spain has increased security…
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Afghanistan
HRW Raises Concerns Over US Court for Deporting Terrorism Suspects
DID Press: US has, for the first time since the establishment of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) in 1996, used the specialized judicial body to handle a case involving a non-US citizen, prompting concerns over due-process rights, the use…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: ISIS Fully Suppressed in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an audio recording that Islamic State militants have been “completely suppressed” in Afghanistan and that all of the group’s centers and bases have been dismantled. Mujahid said the Taliban would not allow…
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Government
UN: ISIS Continues to Pose a Major Global Security Threat
DID Press: A senior United Nations official has warned that the Islamic State continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and security despite sustained global counterterrorism efforts. Addressing a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Olguljeren Nyazberdiyeva,…
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