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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan People in Paktia, Khost Celebrate U-17 Futsal Champions
DID Press: Thousands of residents in Afghanistan’s southeastern Paktia and Khost provinces gave a hero’s welcome to the national under-17 futsal team after its victory at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain, in what observers called an unprecedented show of…
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New Police Radio Station Opens in Khost to Boost Community-Police Ties
DID Press: A new branch of Police Radio has officially opened in Khost province, aiming to enhance coordination and trust between local communities and law enforcement. Taliban Ministry of Interior said the Khost branch of Police Radio operates under the…
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Taliban Attack Pakistani Border Positions in Khost amid Rising Tensions
DID Press: Taliban forces launched a pre-emptive assault on Pakistani military positions along the eastern border late Tuesday night, amid rapidly escalating tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. Local sources reported heavy fighting and the destruction of at least one Pakistani…
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Afghanistan
Airstrikes on Nangarhar Leave Multiple Casualties
DID Press: Khost and Nangarhar provinces were hit by drone strikes, resulting in multiple casualties, according to local sources. Nangarhar provincial media office reported that two airstrikes were carried out last night in Shinwari district, injuring four children and one…
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TTP Commanders Arrested in Khost, Paktika, Transferred to Pul-e-Charkhi Prison
DID Press: General Directorate of Intelligence of Afghanistan’s Caretaker government has conducted operations in Khost and Paktika provinces targeting individuals affiliated with Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other terrorist groups, reported security sources. As a result of the operations, several suspected…
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