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Afghanistan
Taliban Minister Says Conditions for Education Exist Across Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban Acting Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim said security across Afghanistan has created favorable conditions for education and learning throughout the country. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at Sheikh Zayed University in Khost province, Nadim said…
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Afghanistan Issues Flash Flood Warning for 10 Provinces Amid Heavy Rain Forecast
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert warning of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, flash floods, and strong winds across 10 provinces on Tuesday, urging residents in vulnerable areas to take precautionary measures. According to the Taliban-run Ministry of…
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Afghanistan Issues Flood and Rainfall Alert for 11 Provinces
DID Press: Afghanistan’s meteorological authorities have warned of possible rainfall and flash flooding across 11 provinces on Friday, urging residents in vulnerable areas to remain alert. According to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan, rainfall is forecast…
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UN Says Alleged Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 13 Afghan Civilians, Including 11 Children
DID Press: UN expressed deep concern over civilian casualties in eastern Afghanistan, reporting that alleged Pakistani airstrikes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika have killed at least 13 civilians, including 11 children. The UN said the reported strikes…
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Taliban Begins Digging Security Trenches Along Pakistan Border
DID Press: Local sources in Afghanistan’s Khost Province report that authorities have launched a large-scale project to dig security trenches in the border district of Zazi Maidan, aimed at strengthening border control and improving military mobility. According to local reports,…
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US Offers $6M Reward for Missing American Writer in Afghanistan
DID Press: US has reactivated two separate rewards totaling $6 million for information related to the disappearance of American writer and researcher Paul Edwin Overby Jr.. According to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Overby disappeared in May…
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Four New Health Centers Opened in Khost with Afghanistan Trust Fund Support
DID Press: Four health centers in the districts of Mandolzi, Tani, Zazi Maidan, and Sabri in Khost province have been inaugurated with financial backing from the Afghanistan Trust Fund. The centers, built at a total cost of 27 million Afghanis,…
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Pakistani Border Shelling Kills 4 Civilians in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Four civilians were killed and nine others wounded after Pakistani forces shelled border areas in eastern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials from the Taliban administration said. Hamdullah Fitrat said mortar and artillery fire struck border districts…
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Pakistan Airstrikes on Khost: Diplomatic Deadlock and Cycle of Violence
DID Press: Pakistan, seeing itself in a position of military superiority, has used airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan to advance its geopolitical objectives. The recent attacks may send an implicit message to the Taliban that Islamabad is unwilling to resolve the…
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Pakistani Airstrike on Khost Kills 9 Children Amid Rising Border Tensions
Did Press: A midnight airstrike by Pakistani forces on a residential home in Gurbuz district of Khost has killed nine children and one woman, while several civilians were wounded in Kunar and Paktika. The attack comes amid escalating border tensions…
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