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Afghanistan
Pakistan Rules Out Unconditional Talks with Afghanistan, Demands Security Guarantees
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is willing to hold talks with Afghanistan but ruled out unconditional negotiations, insisting that any agreement must address Islamabad’s security concerns. Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a…
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Afghanistan
France, Afghan Authorities Reportedly Begin Talks on Paris Embassy
DID Press: French officials and representatives of Afghanistan’s de facto authorities have reportedly begun technical discussions on transferring management of the Afghan Embassy in Paris. The reports say a delegation from Afghanistan’s de facto authorities has also visited the embassy…
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UN Envoy Rabab Fatima to Arrive in Kabul to Begin Official Mission
DID Press: Rabab Fatima, the newly appointed UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), is expected to travel to Kabul in the coming days to formally assume her duties. Fatima,…
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Afghanistan’s Republican Front Claims Rocket Attack on Mine Storage Facility in Bamyan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Republican Front has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a storage facility belonging to the Jost Mine in the Siah Dara area of Yakawlang District 1, Bamyan Province, saying the operation was carried out in response…
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Afghan National Salvation Council Accuses Taliban of Violating Property Rights
DID Press: National Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s reported forced evictions and displacement of residents in Angor Bagh, Omid-e Sabz Township in Kabul, Jalalabad and other parts of the country, describing the actions as violations…
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EU Warns of ISIS-K Threat and Human Rights Restrictions in Afghanistan
DID Press: European Union has expressed concern over the continued activities of terrorist groups, particularly the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), and restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan. Thomas Frelson, the EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan, raised these…
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Afghanistan
Waez-Zadeh Behsoodi: He Will No Longer Publicly Criticize Taliban Over Treatment of Shias
DID Press: Ayatollah Waez-Zadeh Behsoodi returned to Kabul on Wednesday after spending four months abroad, announcing that he would no longer publicly criticize the Taliban’s treatment of Afghanistan’s Shia community or discuss its problems in the media. Speaking at a…
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Pakistan Says It Intercepted 23 Drones from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan in September, raising concerns about the growing use of unmanned aircraft amid escalating clashes between Islamabad and the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. According to a report by France…
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Woman Gives Birth Outside MSF Hospital in Afghanistan’s Khost Province
DID Press: A pregnant woman gave birth outside a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province on Wednesday, 22 Mizan, according to local sources. Taliban authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident. According to…
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Taliban Vows to Keep Pakistan Border Crossings Closed Until Afghan Demands Are Met
DID Press: Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, deputy minister for publications at the Taliban-run Ministry of Information and Culture, has said border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan will remain closed until the demands of the Afghan people are met. Farahi made the…
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