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Gunfire Reported in Charikar’s Jangal Bagh Area Overnight
DID Press: Local sources in Parwan province say an armed clash occurred overnight in the Jangal Bagh area of Charikar, the provincial capital. According to the sources, the incident began at around 2 a.m., with repeated gunfire heard in the…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA Security Official Survives Armed Attack in Bamyan
DID Press: Dr Karim Karimi, security officer at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office in Bamyan province, survived an armed attack on Wednesday evening, local sources told DID Press. He was not injured in the incident. According…
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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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Government
WSJ: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Under Unprecedented Security Measures
DID Press: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is moving between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is protected by a specially selected security team amid escalating regional threats, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Citing officials familiar…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Central Asia at Center of Joint Meeting of 3 Regional Organizations
DID Press: Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has announced that a joint meeting of the organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held in Moscow on October 15 and 16. The meeting…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Minister: Pakistan Cannot Tolerate Afghanistan’s Stability and Development
DID Press: Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s acting minister of rural rehabilitation and development, has reacted to recent Pakistani attacks, saying Afghanistan seeks good and Islamic-principled relations with neighboring countries, but that Islamabad’s attacks indicate Pakistan cannot tolerate Afghanistan’s stability…
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Government
Russia Urges Foreign Diplomats, Nationals to Leave Kyiv
DID Press: Russia’s Foreign Ministry has again urged foreign diplomats and nationals to leave Kyiv, warning that remaining in the Ukrainian capital amid the possibility of further large-scale attacks could put their lives at deliberate risk. The warning comes as…
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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
Pakistan Calls for “Constructive Engagement” With Afghanistan
DID Press: Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior, said Wednesday that Islamabad wants constructive engagement with Afghanistan, stressing that peace in the two neighboring countries is closely linked. Speaking at a conference on Afghanistan in Islamabad, Chaudhry said…
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Afghanistan
Iran, Taliban Officials Discuss Expanding Economic and Security Cooperation
DID Press: Seyyed Hassan Mortazavi, deputy head of Iran’s embassy in Kabul, traveled to Mazar-i-Sharif and met with Yusuf Wafa, the Taliban-appointed governor of Balkh province, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, the development of a west-east corridor, cultural ties and…
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