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Afghanistan
Deadly Quake Hit Northern Afghanistan, Dozens Died, Hundreds Injured
DID Press: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Samangan and several northern provinces of Afghanistan early Monday, November 3. The quake collapsed Tashqurghan Pass along Samangan–Mazar-e-Sharif highway. According to reports, at least 20 people died and over 200 others were injured. Khulm…
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Facebook, Instagram Access Disrupted in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif
DID Press: Access to Facebook and Instagram was disrupted on Wednesday in Afghanistan’s Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif cities, said local residents, in what appears to be a widening restriction on social media platforms. Users reported being unable to access the two…
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ISIS-K Commander Behind Deadly Peshawar Bombing Killed in Balkh
DID Press: A senior commander of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), identified as Mohammad Ehsani, also known as “Anwar,” was killed in a security operation in northern Mazar-e-Sharif city of Balkh province, officials confirmed. Ehsani, an ethnic Tajik, was a…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Internet Crisis: Six Taliban Ministers Sent to Kandahar amid Dispute in Mazar-e-Sharif
DID Press: Following a major outage of fiber-optic internet in Balkh province that disrupted government services nationwide, six ministers from the Taliban’s caretaker government have been dispatched to Kandahar province to assess the crisis. At the same time, reports point…
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