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Afghanistan
Taliban Official: TAPI Project in Herat to Be Completed Within Two Months
DID Press: Noor Ahmad Islamjar, the Taliban-appointed governor of Herat, has said work on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in Herat province is expected to be completed within the next two months. Islamjar made the remarks at the inauguration…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Police Law Represents Widespread Human Rights Violations, says Amnesty
DID Press: Amnesty International strongly criticized the Taliban’s new police law, describing it as a direct assault on fundamental freedoms and human rights in Afghanistan, warning of serious implications for fair trials, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. In a…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s 4G Internet Users Near 10 Million, Taliban Says
DID Press: Taliban-run Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology says the number of people using 4G internet services in Afghanistan has reached nearly 10 million. Inayatullah Alokozay, spokesperson for the ministry, said there are currently around 32 million active SIM…
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Taliban Minister Warns Pakistan of “Decisive Response” to Any Aggression
DID Press: Afghanistan will not accept “subservience” or political dependence on Pakistan, Taliban Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Abdul Latif Mansour said in unusually strong remarks directed at Islamabad. Mansour made the comments during the inauguration of a small…
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Afghanistan
Fresh Clashes Reported Between Taliban and Freedom Front in Badakhshan
DID Press: Fighting has resumed between forces of the Afghanistan Freedom Front and the Taliban in Zibak district of Badakhshan province, according to local sources. The clashes reportedly began on Tuesday evening, September 3 in the Afghan Solar Hijri calendar,…
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Atta Mohammad Noor Calls Muttaqi’s Remarks a Sign of Taliban’s Moral Decline
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, a senior Afghan political figure and leader of Jamiat-e Islami, has sharply criticized recent remarks by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, calling them “crude” and evidence of the Taliban administration’s “moral decline.” In a…
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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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Afghanistan
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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