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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Republican Front Claims Rocket Attack on Mine Storage Facility in Bamyan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Republican Front has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a storage facility belonging to the Jost Mine in the Siah Dara area of Yakawlang District 1, Bamyan Province, saying the operation was carried out in response…
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Herat Set to Become a Hub for Economic Cooperation with Kazakhstan
DID Press: Kazakhstan is seeking to expand trade and economic cooperation between its western regions and western Afghanistan through a new initiative called “West2West.” A Kazakh government and business delegation led by Yerkin Tukumov, the country’s special representative of the…
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Taliban Urges Russia to Increase Investment in Afghanistan’s Energy and Mining Sectors
DID Press: Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on Russia to increase investment in Afghanistan’s energy and mining sectors, as Kabul and Moscow seek to expand economic cooperation. Muttaqi made the remarks during a meeting with Russian…
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Afghanistan Reaches Self-Sufficiency in Salt Production
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Industry Workers Union and Taliban authorities say the country has achieved self-sufficiency in salt production, with domestic output now exceeding annual demand. The figures are also reported by TOLOnews, which cited official statistics putting annual demand at…
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Afghanistan’s Mines: From Geological Heritage to a Source of Taliban Revenue
DID Press: Afghanistan is among the countries in the region with significant mineral reserves, ranging from copper and iron to gold, coal, lead, zinc, gemstones and talc. Yet this underground wealth has failed over decades to develop into a large…
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ICG: Afghanistan Faces Multiple Crises Five Years Into Taliban Rule
DID Press: International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Afghanistan remains under pressure from multiple, overlapping crises five years into Taliban rule, citing declining foreign aid, extensive restrictions on women and girls, a closed political system, economic pressures, armed opposition…
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Saudi Company Signs Oil and Gas Deal with Taliban; Khalilzad Attends Ceremony
DID Press: Taliban administration has signed a contract with Saudi company Delta International for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the Kashk–Tirpul basin in western Afghanistan. The agreement also covers the use of natural gas in Herat…
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Taliban: Kabul Ready for Economic Cooperation With Washington
DID Press: Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said Kabul would welcome U.S. investment in Afghanistan’s mining, infrastructure, agriculture and trade sectors, signalling that the Taliban authorities are seeking to expand economic engagement with United States. In an interview…
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Kabul and Minsk Agree to Expand Economic and Trade Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan and Belarus have agreed to expand economic and trade cooperation during the second meeting of their Joint Economic and Trade Commission in Minsk. The meeting was co-chaired by Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Agriculture Minister, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, and Belarusian…
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Jumakh Khan Fateh’s Arrest Puts Taliban Leadership Under Pressure
DID Press: The arrest and transfer of Jumakh Khan Fateh to Kabul is an event that should not be dismissed as merely an intra-group dispute. When the operation to suppress and disarm a local commander is led by influential figures…
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