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Afghanistan
Tamadon TV Resumes Broadcasts, Says “Era of Silence” Over Taliban Pressure Is Over
DID Press: Afghanistan’s private Tamadon TV has announced that it is resuming its operations, with a greater focus on online broadcasting, following what the station described as pressure and the use of force by Taliban authorities. The announcement came after…
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Afghan Entrepreneur Launches Online Bus Ticket Booking and Delivery Service
DID Press: Afghan entrepreneur Sadaf Afghan has launched an online platform in Kabul that allows passengers to book and pay for bus tickets remotely and have them delivered to their homes, reducing the need to visit bus terminals. The service…
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Hundreds of Taliban Forces Surround Kabul’s Khatam al-Nabieen Seminary
DID Press: Hundreds of armed forces from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice have been deployed around the Khatam al-Nabieen Islamic Seminary in Kabul, according to reports, while electricity to the area has also been cut. Earlier reports said the seminary…
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Karzai: He Needs Taliban Permission to Leave His Home
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said he must inform the Taliban authorities before leaving his home in Kabul, adding that Taliban security personnel escort him to his destination and bring him back. In an interview with the…
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Mujahid Urges West to Change Wartime Policies Toward Afghanistan
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, has called on Western countries that were involved in the war in Afghanistan to change their wartime policies and expand diplomatic engagement with Kabul, saying Afghanistan seeks balanced relations with all…
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Pakistan Recalls Ambassador From Kabul for Consultations
DID Press: Pakistan has recalled its ambassador to Kabul, Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani, to Islamabad for consultations amid growing concerns over security developments in Afghanistan. After returning to Islamabad, Nizamani met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq…
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Taliban Breaks Ground on $76 Million Islamic Culture Printing Center in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban has laid the foundation stone for the Afghanistan Islamic Culture Printing and Publishing Center in Kabul’s Sabz Industrial Park, as part of a planned expansion of printing and publishing activities focused on Islamic and cultural works. Abdullah…
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Former Pakistani Diplomat: Islamabad’s Security-First Afghanistan Policy Has Failed
DID Press: Former Pakistani ambassador and Georgetown University adjunct professor Touqir Hussain has criticized Islamabad’s decades-long approach toward Afghanistan, arguing that treating the country primarily as a security challenge has failed and contributed to deeper instability and increasingly complex relations…
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Pakistan Says Ties With Kabul Depend on Action Against TTP
DID Press: Pakistan has said meaningful progress in relations with Afghanistan will depend on the Taliban taking “concrete and verifiable” action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and other militant groups Islamabad says are operating from…
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Taliban Leader Orders Arrest and Prosecution of Traffic Accident Offenders
DID Press: Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader, has ordered the Interior Ministry to arrest those responsible for traffic accidents on Afghanistan’s highways and refer them to the relevant courts without exception. According to a five-article decree reportedly published by the…
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