Security
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Afghanistan
Freedom Front Claims Two Taliban Members Killed in Jalalabad Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front said its fighters attacked a Taliban intelligence chief’s compound in the sixth police district of Jalalabad, killing two Taliban members and wounding another. The Taliban has not yet commented on the claim. The Afghanistan Freedom…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: ISIS Fully Suppressed in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an audio recording that Islamic State militants have been “completely suppressed” in Afghanistan and that all of the group’s centers and bases have been dismantled. Mujahid said the Taliban would not allow…
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Development
NATO Data: Poland Leads, Belgium Lags in Defense Spending Standards
DID Press: A new NATO assessment comparing defense spending and major equipment investment shows that only some member states meet the alliance’s official benchmarks. Poland, Lithuania and Latvia rank among the top performers, while Belgium and Portugal remain below the…
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Government
Turkey Unveils 12-Article Bill to End PKK Armed Activity
DID Press: Turkey’s government has submitted a 12-article bill to parliament aimed at creating a legal framework for the post-disarmament period of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the reintegration of eligible members into society. The draft, titled the “Law on…
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Afghanistan
Khalilzad: Pakistan Has Not Improved 3 Years After Imran Khan’s Imprisonment
DID Press: Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has criticized Pakistan’s current situation, arguing that the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has not improved the country’s conditions and has instead coincided with worsening political, economic…
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Government
Armed Man Arrested Near Trump Golf Club in Southern California
DID Press: US authorities have arrested an armed individual outside Donald Trump’s National Golf Club in Southern California, with investigators saying there is currently no evidence that the suspect was planning an attack on the U.S. president. According to CNN,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Official Threatens Renewed Suicide Attacks Against Opponents, Pakistan
DID Press: A senior Taliban military commander has warned that the group is prepared to resume suicide attacks against its armed opponents, while accusing Pakistan of attempting to undermine the Taliban administration. Abdul Hakim Mohammad Nezami, deputy commander of the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Afghanistan Territory Poses No Threat to Other Countries
DID Press: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has reiterated that no individual or group is allowed to use Afghan territory to threaten other countries, dismissing recent security concerns raised by China and Pakistan. The statement came after the special envoys of…
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Afghanistan
From Backer to Enemy — How Pakistan Turned on the Taliban
DID Press: Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban administration have shifted from decades of strategic cooperation to growing public confrontation, reflecting Islamabad’s diminishing influence over the movement it once regarded as a cornerstone of its regional security strategy. For more…
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Government
Israel Learned of Trump’s Decision to Cancel Iran Strike Through Social Media
DID Press: Israeli media reports say that senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were unaware for several hours of Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a planned joint strike against Iran and learned about the move through social media…
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