Security
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Rejects Amnesty Report on Kabul Strike
DID Press: Pakistan has rejected Amnesty International’s findings on a reported strike targeting a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, arguing that the report overlooks what Islamabad describes as cross-border terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan. Pakistani officials said the report reflects…
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Government
Three Pakistani Security Personnel Killed in Bomb Disposal Team Attack
DID Press: Three members of a Pakistani security forces bomb disposal unit were killed and four others injured after their team came under attack in Mohmand tribal district on Wednesday, according to local reports. The attack occurred in the Mamad…
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Afghanistan
Australian Think Tank Warns of Intensifying Power Struggle Over Badakhshan
DID Press: An Australian think tank has warned that Badakhshan is emerging as a key battleground in the Taliban’s internal power struggle following the brief capture of Yaftal district by the Sepahiyan-e Mihan Front, highlighting growing competition over the province’s…
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Military
Iraqi Resistance Threatens to Join Fight Against US
DID Press: Iraqi resistance groups have warned they are prepared to join military action against US forces if Washington intensifies its attacks on Iran, raising the prospect of broader regional escalation. In a new statement, Iraqi resistance factions said they…
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Government
Pakistani Taliban Threatens Military and State Institutions in New Statement
DID Press: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a new statement attributed to its leader, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, threatening Pakistan’s military, government institutions and several public service facilities, while claiming that its operations are directed solely against security forces. In…
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Afghanistan
Taliban-Pakistan Border Clash Marks Fresh Escalation in Tensions
DID Press: Security tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan have escalated after reports of a hours-long border clash between Taliban forces and the Pakistani military along the Paktia–Kurram frontier, amid deteriorating relations between Kabul and Islamabad. According to Pakistani sources,…
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Afghanistan
Analysis: Remote Provinces Expose Limits of Taliban Security Control
DID Press: The brief capture of Yaftal District in Afghanistan’s strategic Badakhshan Province by the newly emerged Sepahiyan-e Mihan (Homeland Forces) has reignited questions about the Taliban’s ability to maintain effective control over remote and border regions. Although Taliban authorities…
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Afghanistan
Ex-Afghan Attorney General: Yeftal Seizure Exposes Limits of Taliban Rule
DID Press: Former Afghan Attorney General Farid Hamidi says the temporary loss of Taliban control over Yeftal-e Payin district in Badakhshan highlights the fragility of the group’s claim to nationwide authority, arguing that “power built on force and monopoly cannot…
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Government
Iran Claims Widespread Strikes on US Bases Across Middle East
DID Press: Iranian state-linked media and regional news outlets reported that Iran launched a series of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military facilities across the Middle East, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. The reported strikes could not…
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Afghanistan
Anti-Taliban Armed Group Briefly Seizes District Center in Badakhshan
DID Press: An armed anti-Taliban group briefly seized control of the Yaftal Payan district center in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province early Friday, marking the first reported temporary loss of a district by the Taliban since they returned to power in…
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