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Afghanistan
Turkey Back Up Peace Efforts Between Afghanistan-Pakistan
DID Press: Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and the Taliban, brokered through Turkish and Qatari mediation, and reaffirmed its commitment to support regional peace initiatives. In an official statement released on Sunday (October 19),…
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Pakistan Successfully Launches First Hyperspectral Satellite into Space
DID Press: Pakistan has entered a new phase in its space technology development with the successful launch of its first hyperspectral satellite, HS-1, from a Chinese space launch facility. The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan (SUPARCO) announced…
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Afghanistan
Kabul, Islamabad Agree to Ceasefire Mediated by Qatar
DID Press: Following several rounds of negotiations between Afghan and Pakistani officials in Doha, the government of Qatar announced early Sunday (October 19) that the two countries have reached an agreement on an immediate ceasefire — a deal aimed at…
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Afghanistan
Balochistan Minister Urges Pakistan to Begin Talks with Ahmad Massoud
DID Press: Amid rising border tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban government, Information Minister of Balochistan, Jaan Achakzai, has called for direct talks between Islamabad and Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. In a statement on…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan-Taliban Border Clash Escalates amid Security, Historical, and Regional Rivalries
DID Press: Relations between Pakistan and the Taliban government, once considered “strategic allies,” have deteriorated into military confrontation, raising the risk of a full-scale war between the two neighbors. This escalation is not sudden, but the result of years of…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Taliban Not Legitimate Representatives of Afghanistan People
DID Press: As border clashes between Pakistani forces and the Taliban escalated, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry declared that Taliban “do not represent Afghanistan people” and that the current government in Kabul lacks both national and international legitimacy. Speaking of escalating tensions…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Violates Truce, Orders On-Hand Expulsion of Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Despite an extended temporary ceasefire between the Taliban government and Pakistan, Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province have pushed the already fragile relations between the two neighbors into a new phase of crisis. At the same time, Islamabad…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Halts Transit Trade with Afghanistan amid Tensions
DID Press: In a new move, Pakistan has suspended all transit trade with Afghanistan through its western border crossings, effectively halting the flow of goods between the two countries. According to Pakistani media reports, Pakistani government has ordered a complete…
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Afghanistan
Iran’s President Urges Muslim Unity for Regional Peace
DID Press: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Muslim countries to act as “one body” in pursuit of peace and solidarity, amid renewed tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Reacting to the recent border clashes, Pezeshkian called on Islamic nations to set…
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Afghanistan
From Iran’s Border to China’s Frontier: Washington’s Expanding Architecture of Chaos
DID Press: For more than three years since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s borderlands have been a theater of constant tension. Taliban border guards have clashed repeatedly with Iranian forces — often in reckless and undisciplined ways that ignored…
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