regional security
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Pakistani Military Circles Are Obstructing Talks With Afghanistan
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, has accused some Pakistani military circles of obstructing negotiations and making it more difficult to resolve disputes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mujahid criticised what he described as the role of certain military…
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Government
IRGC: Al-Aqsa Flood Turned Resistance Front Into a Strategic Power
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says the October 7, 2023, Al-Aqsa Flood operation has had strategic consequences for the regional balance of power, arguing that the Resistance Front remains intact despite heavy pressure and the deaths of…
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Afghanistan
Lavrov: Taliban-Pakistan Dispute Should Not Become a “Tragedy”
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the dispute between the Taliban and Pakistan and the failure to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting as an “unpleasant” development, but said it should not be turned…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi: Pakistan Has Launched New Project to Destabilize Afghanistan and Region
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, said at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan that Pakistan has launched a new project aimed at challenging security in Afghanistan and the wider region. Muttaqi alleged that Pakistan’s…
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Afghanistan
Lavrov: NATO Military Infrastructure in Afghanistan, Neighbors ‘Unacceptable’
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow considers the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries “absolutely unacceptable,” warning that such a presence could contribute to instability and increased conflict in the region. Speaking at…
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Afghanistan
Russia Offers to Mediate Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
DID Press: Russia has said it is ready to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan if formally requested by both sides, as tensions between the two countries remain a focus of regional diplomacy. Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan,…
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Government
CSTO Warns of Worsening Military-Political Situation in Its Area of Responsibility
DID Press: The secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has warned that the military-political situation in the organization’s area of responsibility is deteriorating and that the risk of conflict in border areas is increasing. Talatbek Masadykov, secretary…
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Afghanistan
Former Pakistani Senator Proposes Seven-Nation Coalition to Address Afghan Security Challenges
DID Press: Former Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has proposed a seven-country regional framework to address security challenges and cross-border instability linked to Afghanistan. Speaking at the International Conference on Afghanistan’s Situation and Path to Peace in Islamabad, Sayed proposed…
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Afghanistan
Karzai Condemns Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on residential areas in Kunar and Helmand provinces, describing them as a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and calling on Islamabad to end what he described as hostile policies…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Calls for Joint UN, OIC and SCO Action on Afghanistan Crisis
DID Press: Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, has called for a collective international response and joint action to address Afghanistan’s security challenges. Speaking at a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said the absence of an inclusive governing…
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