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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Appoints Three Officials to New Positions
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, announced in a statement posted on his X account that three officials have been appointed to new positions by order of the Taliban leader. Under the decree, Abdul Karim Jihadiyar, the former…
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EU Allocates €12M to Expand Health and Water Services in Afghanistan
DID Press: European Union has allocated €12 million to support healthcare, nutrition and water services for vulnerable communities across six provinces in southern and southwestern Afghanistan. The programme is expected to directly benefit more than 347,000 people in 28 districts…
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Toxic Legacy of US War in Afghanistan: Concerns Over Water, Soil and Air Pollution Persist
DID Press: An investigative report by New Lines Magazine has highlighted the environmental consequences of the two-decade US military presence in Afghanistan, raising concerns about potential contamination of water, soil and air around former military bases in Bagram, Kandahar and…
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Five Killed, 15 Injured in Collision on Kabul–Kandahar Highway
DID Press: Five people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a 580 passenger bus and a trailer truck in Azam Kala area of Daman district in southern Kandahar province, local sources said. The accident occurred at…
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Taliban Builds Underground Tunnels Near Kandahar After Pakistani Strikes
DID Press: Taliban have begun constructing underground facilities and tunnels near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan following Pakistani strikes, according to a report by Pamir Watch. The tunnels are reportedly intended to shelter Taliban forces in the event of a possible…
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Kandahar Industrialists Warn of Factory Relocations Over Power Shortages
DID Press: Industrialists in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province have warned that they may relocate their factories to other provinces if persistent electricity shortages are not addressed. Factory owners say the power shortage has disrupted industrial operations and increased production costs,…
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Taliban Seek Institutional Support to Enforce Filming Ban in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Kandahar has formally asked relevant institutions to cooperate in implementing Part Nine of Article 22 of the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Issues Electronic ID Cards to 18.3 Million Citizens
DID Press: Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Statistics and Information has announced that nearly 18.3 million citizens have received electronic national identity cards since the distribution process began. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Taliban-run authority said 827,060 electronic ID…
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First “Jihad Museum” Opens in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban authorities have officially opened what they describe as the first museum dedicated to preserving “jihadist” artifacts in Kandahar, according to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture and local media reports. The museum was inaugurated in the presence…
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Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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