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Afghanistan
Taliban Reshuffles Officials, With Major Focus on Badakhshan
DID Press: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered a series of new appointments and transfers involving provincial governors and security and administrative officials, with several of the changes focused on Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province. Under the decree, Mullah Rahmatullah…
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Ghazni Students Fund and Equip Computer Lab at Their School
DID Press: Students at Shams-ul-Arifeen High School in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province have established a fully equipped computer lab through their own contributions, providing 22 computers, desks, chairs and a projector at a cost of 500,000 afghanis. Mia Gul Sediq, a…
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19 Fire Engines Begin Operations at Herat Industrial Park
DID Press: Nineteen fire engines purchased by Afghan business owners at a cost of around $2 million have begun operating at the Herat Industrial Park, according to local officials. Officials said the vehicles will be operated by trained and professional…
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Past Legacy, Present Deadlock: A Critical Look at Aisha Wahab’s Views on Afghanistan
DID Press: Recent remarks by Aisha Wahab on Afghanistan go beyond conventional expressions of sympathy or diplomatic courtesy. As the first Afghan-born woman elected to the U.S. Congress, Wahab has moved away from neutral and passive positions, offering a candid…
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Ayesha Wahab: Washington Should Maintain Diplomatic Relations With Afghanistan
DID Press: Ayesha Wahab, the first Afghan-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, says the United States should maintain formal diplomatic relations with Afghanistan regardless of whether the Taliban or its opponents are in power, using diplomacy to…
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Neumann: US Embassy in Kabul Could Reopen if Taliban Change Policies
DID Press: Ronald Neumann, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, says Washington could consider reopening its embassy in Kabul if doing so serves U.S. interests and the Taliban make concrete changes to their policies. In an interview with i24NEWS, Neumann…
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Taliban Rejects Inclusive Government, Says It Would Quickly Collapse
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, has rejected calls for an inclusive government in Afghanistan, arguing that the country’s society lacks the capacity to accommodate different political factions within a single governing structure. Mujahid said Afghanistan’s political experience…
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Taliban Deputy PM Visits Prison in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Province
DID Press: Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for administrative affairs, visited a prison in Panjshir Province during a trip to the province and reviewed the condition of inmates. The visit was attended by the Taliban’s minister of…
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Iranian Governor: Afghanistan Stood by Iran During Recent War
DID Press: Gholam-Hossein Mozafari, governor of Razavi Khorasan Province, has said the Taliban did not allow Afghan territory to be used for operations against Iran during the recent war, describing Kabul’s cooperation with Tehran as positive. Mozafari said the Taliban…
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Taliban Leader: Afghanistan Seeks Peaceful Relations, Not Confrontation
DID Press: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has said Afghanistan has no hostile intentions toward neighboring countries and seeks peace, reconciliation and mutual understanding, in remarks seen as an indirect reference to recent tensions with Pakistan. In a newly released, undated…
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