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Afghanistan
Taliban Official: Afghanistan Does Not Seek War With Any Neighbor
DID Press: Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, deputy minister for publications affairs at the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Information and Culture, said Afghanistan does not seek war or tensions with any of its neighbors and does not interfere in the internal affairs of…
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Iran, Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Dominate Turkish, Qatari Talks With Taliban
DID Press: The situation in Iran and tensions between Kabul and Islamabad were among the key issues discussed during separate visits by senior Turkish and Qatari security officials to Afghanistan, according to Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani. İbrahim…
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Pakistan: Regional Mediation Efforts With Taliban Have Failed to Ease Tensions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says mediation efforts by regional countries to ease tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration in Kabul have so far failed to produce a breakthrough. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan had engaged…
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Amnesty Calls for Global Action to Reopen Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
DID Press: Amnesty International has called on the international community to exert coordinated pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls and end restrictions on the education of women and girls in Afghanistan, marking five years since the…
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Qatari National Security Council Deputy Meets Taliban Interior Minister in Kabul
DID Press: Hamad bin Khamis Al-Kubaisi, Deputy Secretary of Qatar’s National Security Council, has met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, in Kabul, according to Afghan media reports. The meeting focused on further developing relations between Afghanistan and…
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Afghanistan Freedom Front Claims Two Taliban Members Killed in Kabul Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) said its forces attacked a Taliban checkpoint in the Sarai Shamali area of Kabul on Wednesday night, killing two Taliban members and wounding two others. According to a statement issued by the group, the…
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ISIS-K Member Sentenced to 20 Years in US Over Material Support
DID Press: Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the United States for providing material support and resources to the group, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Sharifullah, 28,…
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Turkish Intelligence Chief Holds Talks With Senior Taliban Officials in Kabul
DID Press: Ibrahim Kalin, head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), visited Kabul and Kandahar on Wednesday and held talks with senior Taliban officials on strengthening security and intelligence cooperation between Türkiye and Afghanistan, according to Turkish security sources cited…
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Taliban Halt Operations of Khatam al-Nabieen University in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has officially halted the activities of Khatam al-Nabieen University in Kabul, according to a faculty member, following weeks of pressure on the private university and affiliated educational and cultural institutions. Abdul Basir Nabizada,…
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Taliban-Controlled Central Bank Destroys 660.2 Million Afghanis in Worn Banknotes
DID Press: Afghanistan’s central bank under Taliban control, has announced that it destroyed 660.2 million Afghanis in worn and damaged banknotes after the notes were counted, assessed and inspected. The bank said the worn banknotes had been collected from the…
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