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Afghanistan
World Bank: Taliban Allocates Half of Government Budget to Security Sector
DID Press: World Bank has reported that Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government allocated nearly half of its 2025 budget to the security sector, highlighting the group’s heavy prioritization of military spending over economic and social needs. The World Bank’s recent data…
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Taliban Remove Barriers Around Dr. Abdullah’s Residence
DID Press: Taliban forces have removed concrete barriers surrounding the home of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the former head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, in a move that reportedly involved tense encounters with security personnel. Local sources confirmed that…
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Pakistan Says Kabul Strikes Created New Deterrence Against TTP
DID Press: Pakistani officials say Islamabad’s retaliatory strikes in Kabul have created a “new deterrence,” arguing that the operation has alarmed the Afghan Taliban and led to a sharp decline in terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Officials told The Express Tribune…
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Taliban Bans Live Broadcasts, Halts National TV in Paktia
DID Press: Following a Taliban government order banning the broadcast of live images, national television operations in Paktia province have been suspended, and local media outlets face severe restrictions. The Afghanistan Journalists Center reported that after the government issued the…
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Central Asia Replaces Pakistan as Afghanistan’s Main Wheat Source
DID Press: In a strategic policy shift, Taliban government has secured its national wheat supply from Central Asian countries instead of Pakistan — a move that reduces long-standing trade dependence and places the country’s food security on a more stable…
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Poll: Pakistan Ultimatum may Spark New Anti-Taliban Movements
DID Press: A new survey shows that the audience of DID Press Agency views Pakistan’s recent ultimatum to the Taliban primarily as a catalyst for the emergence of alternative political movements in Afghanistan—an outcome that may reshape the regional balance…
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Meta: Afghan Users’ Facebook Friend Lists Hidden for Protection
DID Press: Meta has disabled access to the “Friends” list for Facebook users in Afghanistan amid growing concerns that the Taliban are exploiting social media data to identify critics and individuals at risk—an unprecedented security move that now extends to…
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Pakistani Diplomats Warn Taliban ‘On Path Toward Regime Change’
DID Press: At an expert panel in Islamabad, two former senior Pakistani diplomats warned that the Taliban’s broad failures in governance, mounting regional isolation, and the resurgence of northern resistance movements are pushing Afghanistan toward a “regime change” scenario. They…
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South Asia Strategic Rift: Roots and Dimensions of Pakistan-Taliban Growing Tensions
Exclusive Report – DID Press: The relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan—once considered one of the closest yet most complex political and security partnerships in the region prior to 2021—has entered a phase many analysts now describe as a “structural…
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Taliban: 1,500 Schools Built amid Continued Girls’ Education Ban
DID Press: Taliban-run Ministry of Education says more than 1,500 educational facilities have been constructed or rehabilitated across Afghanistan over the past four years—even as the nationwide ban on schooling for girls beyond primary level remains firmly in place. Mansoor…
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