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Afghanistan
UNAMA Deeply Concerned Over Detention of 52 Women and One Girl in Herat and Kabul
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the recent arrest and detention of Afghan women and girls, as well as threats of detention against them by what it referred to as the de facto…
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Afghanistan
Armed Resistance in Afghanistan Has Spread to 26 Provinces
DID Press: An analytical report by South Asia Times has reported the geographical expansion and increased activity of armed groups opposed to the Taliban in Afghanistan, emphasizing that armed resistance in August and September 2026 went beyond sporadic local clashes…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Seek Institutional Support to Enforce Filming Ban in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Kandahar has formally asked relevant institutions to cooperate in implementing Part Nine of Article 22 of the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of…
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Afghanistan
Hundreds of Security Cameras Become Operational Across Herat City
DID Press: Hundreds of security cameras have become operational at various locations across Herat city in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the leadership of the provincial police command. Officials said the measure was taken…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi Visits Site Allocated for Construction of Afghanistan Embassy in Moscow
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, during his visit to Moscow, accompanied by Mawlawi Gul Hassan Hassan, the Taliban’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, visited the site allocated for the construction of the Afghanistan Embassy in the city.…
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Afghanistan
550 New Garbage Bins to Be Installed Across Herat City
DID Press: Local Taliban authorities in Herat have announced that 550 new garbage bins with different designs and shapes will soon be installed in various parts of the city. Yusuf Saeedi, spokesperson for the Herat provincial authorities, said the bins…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi and Bahrami Stress Expanding Afghanistan-Iran Cooperation
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of Afghanistan, met with Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Iran’s special representative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the eighth Moscow Format meeting and discussed strengthening bilateral relations, regional developments,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Foreign Ministry: ICC Has No Legitimacy or Jurisdiction
DID Press: Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has rejected the latest action by the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the court and its decisions concerning Afghanistan as lacking legitimacy and jurisdiction. The ministry’s spokesperson said Afghanistan is an independent country and that…
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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
Hekmatyar: Political Change in Afghanistan Is “Inevitable and Near”
DID Press: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e Islami Afghanistan, says political change in Afghanistan is “inevitable and near,” urging Afghans to prepare for what he described as “positive change” and arguing that the country’s political future should be determined by…
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