Pakistan
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Afghanistan
Taliban Set Conditions for Reopening Border Crossings with Pakistan
DID Press: Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, said that Afghanistan–Pakistan commercial crossings will only reopen if Islamabad guarantees it will not use these routes to exert political or economic pressure on Kabul. Mujahid said that the prolonged closure…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree to Maintain Truce
DID Press: In latest effort to reduce tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials from both countries met in Saudi Arabia and agreed to maintain the existing ceasefire. Three Afghan officials and two Pakistani officials, one of whom is based in…
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Pakistan, China Launch 9th Joint Anti-Terror Exercise “Warrior-IX”
DID Press: The annual Pakistan-China joint anti-terrorism exercise, “Warrior-IX,” commenced on Monday at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) in the Kharian area of Punjab province. The exercise aims to enhance the operational capabilities of both countries in countering terrorist…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Backs Continued Closure of Afghanistan–Pakistan Border
DID Press: Taliban Minister of Energy and Water, Abdul Latif Mansoor, has voiced support for keeping the Afghanistan-Pakistan border closed, despite Islamabad’s push to reopen crossings for the Pakistani fruit export season. Writing on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Mansoor…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Ends Afghan Migrant Stay, Warns of Punishment for Illegal Return
DID Press: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has declared that the presence of undocumented Afghan migrants in the country has come to an end and that the nationwide process of returning them to Afghanistan is being enforced without exception. He…
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Afghanistan
Taliban, Pakistani Delegations Travel to Saudi Arabia
DID Press: Reliable sources told media outlets that a high-level delegation from the Taliban government arrived in Saudi Arabia. The delegation, led by senior Taliban figure Anas Haqqani, along with Rahmatullah Najib, deputy interior minister, and Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson…
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Afghanistan
Stranded Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Urge US to Resume Resettlement
DID Press: A group of Afghan refugees with P1/P2 cases awaiting resettlement in the United States has called on the Trump administration to immediately restart the resettlement program. Their appeal comes after Washington indefinitely suspended processing of all Afghan immigration…
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Afghanistan
Truce with Afghanistan “Not Holding” as Cross-Border Attacks Persist, Says Pakistan
DID Press: Pakistan declared that its ceasefire with Afghanistan is “not sustainable” because terrorist attacks are ongoing from Afghanistan soil. Tahir Andrabi, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, said on Friday (Nov. 28) during his weekly briefing that the purpose of…
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Afghanistan
Iran Offers “Blank Cheque” to Mediate Between Islamabad, Kabul, New Delhi
DID Press: Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, announced during an official visit to Islamabad that Tehran is prepared to provide Pakistan with a “blank cheque” to help resolve its tensions with Afghanistan and India. He emphasized…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Suicide Attack in Islamabad Planned by TTP Leaders in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Information Minister says new evidence indicates that the suicide attacker and the planners of the Islamabad attack entered from Afghanistan and were trained there. The Pakistani government again pointed the finger at the Afghan Taliban and the…
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