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Afghanistan
Islamabad Calls for UN Sanctions on Terrorist Groups Operating in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations has urged the Security Council to take immediate action to curb regional threats posed by terrorist groups active in Afghanistan. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad expressed concern over the expansion of militant activity…
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Islamabad Meeting Planned to Gather Opponents of Afghanistan Government
DID Press: A series of meetings are scheduled to take place late September in Islamabad, Pakistan, bringing together a number of opponents of Afghanistan-led Taliban caretaker government. The gatherings are planned with the participation of Afghanistani political figures and activists…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Future Not Include Those Who Deprived Its People, says Khalilzad
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan peace process, recently issued a pointed warning: those responsible for depriving Afghanistan people of opportunities over the past two decades must not include in the country’s future. His comments, delivered…
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Islamabad Meeting Delayed Due to Kabul Pressure
DID Press: A meeting of political and civil society activists opposing the Taliban’s caretaker government in Afghanistan has been postponed due to pressure by officials in Kabul. The event is now rescheduled for one month later, reported Pakistan’s Nation media…
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Islamabad Process is Think-Tank Event, Not Government-Led, Clarified Pakistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry clarified that an upcoming Islamabad meeting involving Afghanistan figures is a think-tank initiative and that the government is not involved in its organization. The Ministry’s spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan emphasized that the event is being…
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Islamabad Regional Meeting on Afghanistan Postponed
DID Press: The Women for Afghanistan organization and the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) announced that the first regional dialogue titled “Towards Unity and Trust”, which was scheduled for August 25–26 in Islamabad, has been postponed until the end…
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Kabul Warns Pakistan: He who digs pit for others falls into it himself
DID Press: Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Caretaker Government, in a veiled reference to the upcoming meeting of Taliban opponents in Islamabad, warned Pakistan against any hostile actions. Following the announcement of a gathering of anti-Taliban figures in Islamabad, Acting Foreign…
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Afghanistan
Islamabad to Host Meeting of Afghanistani Opposition Figures
DID Press: Fawzia Koofi, a former Afghanistani lawmaker during the republic era, is expected to meet with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on August 25 or 26, alongside a delegation of politicians, civil society activists, and women’s rights advocates. Sources reported…
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Afghanistan
Governance Foundations Solidified, says Kabul Envoy to Pakistan
DID Press: Marking the fourth anniversary of foreign forces withdrawal from Afghanistan, Afghan caretaker government’s ambassador to Pakistan, Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, said the Taliban administration has strengthened the country’s governance structures and restored order and stability. Speaking from Islamabad, Shakeeb…
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Amir Khan Muttaqi to Visit Islamabad for Security Talks and Bilateral Cooperation
DID Press: Following recent visits of Pakistan’s Foreign and Interior Ministers to Kabul, reliable sources reported that Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Foreign Minister of the Taliban government, is scheduled to visit Islamabad next Monday at the head of a high-level…
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