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Mujahid Claims Afghanistan Is Free of IS, Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Militants
DID Press: Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, has claimed that Afghanistan has been completely cleared of Islamic State (IS) militants, while accusing Pakistan of fostering and supporting the group. Speaking on Saturday, November 7th, Mujahid said Taliban forces had fought…
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Government
BLA Claims Drone Attacks Killed Seven Pakistani Soldiers
DID Press: Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has announced that it carried out three drone attacks targeting Pakistani army positions and convoys in the districts of Surab, Kharan and Kalat. The group claimed that at least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed…
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Government
Pakistan, Tajikistan Hold Joint Counterterrorism Exercise
DID Press: Special forces from Pakistan and Tajikistan have conducted joint military drills as part of the third edition of the joint counterterrorism exercise, Friendship-3, at the Special Operations School in Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. According to a statement…
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Afghanistan
Punjab Orders Arrest of Undocumented Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Maryam Nawaz, Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, has ordered the arrest of all Afghan nationals residing in the province without valid legal residency documents. According to published reports, the directive applies to Afghan migrants who lack valid…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Bank Alfalah Exits Afghanistan After 20 Years
DID Press: Pakistan’s Bank Alfalah has fully withdrawn from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of operations, selling its assets and transferring its banking operations to Ghazanfar Bank. In a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday, the bank announced…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA Warns Pakistan Border Closures Could Deepen Poverty and Unemployment in Afghanistan
DID Press: The continued closure of border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan is disrupting trade and transit, potentially leading to higher unemployment and worsening poverty in Afghanistan, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned.…
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Government
Pakistan Approves Military and Defence Cooperation Agreement with Kuwait
DID Press: Pakistan’s government has approved a military and defence cooperation agreement with Kuwait, covering military training, joint exercises and the exchange of defence expertise between the two countries. The agreement was approved at a government meeting chaired by Pakistani…
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Economy
Democratic Control of Congress Could Reshape US Relations with India and Pakistan
DID Press: Democrats’ victory in both chambers of the US Congress has strengthened the opposition’s oversight powers over President Donald Trump and could affect Washington’s relations with India and Pakistan. The shift is expected to give New Delhi greater room…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Says More Than 2.8 Million Afghans Have Been Deported
DID Press: Pakistani officials say a total of 2,807,250 Afghan nationals who were residing in the country illegally have so far been returned to Afghanistan. According to authorities in Punjab province, 143,474 of those individuals were deported from the province.…
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Afghanistan
Taliban-Pakistan Clashes Disrupt Central Asia’s Trade Routes to South Asia
DID Press: Ongoing military clashes between Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities and Pakistan are having adverse economic consequences for Central Asian countries, creating serious obstacles to their plans to expand trade with South Asia and gain access to Pakistani seaports, according to…
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