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Afghanistan
Pakistan Faces Direct Confrontation With Taliban
DID Press: Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and Paktika provinces, along with a warning from its defense minister about possible incursions into Afghanistan territory, mark what analysts describe as a major shift in Islamabad’s long-standing Afghanistan strategy. After decades…
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Taliban FM Visits India to Boost Political, Economic Ties
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban government, departed for New Delhi on Thursday, October 9, at the invitation of his Indian counterpart. This marks the first official visit by a senior Taliban official to India this…
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Madrid Hosting Tribunal to Document Taliban Abuses against Women
DID Press: A three-day symbolic tribunal opened in Madrid on Wednesday to document human rights abuses against Afghanistan women under Taliban rule, bringing together activists, legal experts, and victims of gender-based violence. The event, organized in cooperation with the Permanent…
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Afghanistan National Resistance Council Welcomes UN Human Rights Resolution
DID Press: The Supreme National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan welcomed a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution addressing the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling it a reflection of the “harsh and painful reality” faced by Afghanistan…
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Pakistan, Taliban Discuss Security, Trade at Moscow Talks
DID Press: Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan held a 90-minute meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s acting foreign minister, on the sidelines of Moscow Format meeting, discussing trade, security, and regional cooperation. The talks took place as the annual Moscow…
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US and Taliban in Talks on Embassy Reopening and Bagram
DID Press: US and Taliban officials are reportedly in talks to reopen embassies in Kabul and Washington and to discuss the possible return of control over Bagram Airbase to the United States, a move that signal a shift in Washington’s…
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Taliban Joins Moscow Format Talks on Afghanistan for First Time
DID Press: The seventh session of “Moscow Consultative Format on Afghanistan” opened Tuesday in Russia’s capital with senior representatives from 10 regional countries and a delegation from Belarus in attendance while Taliban, for the first time, joined the session. Analysts…
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Taliban Reject US Return to Bagram, Support Reopening of US Embassy in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban government spokesperson, speaking to Sky News, rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to reclaim Bagram Air Base, saying that Afghanistan people will never allow their land to be handed over to foreigners. At the same time, he…
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NYT: Afghanistan Safe Havens Driving Surge in TTP Attacks
DID Press: New York Times has reported a sharp surge in attacks by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claiming that the group has intensified its operations using safe havens inside Afghanistan with the support of Afghan Taliban. According to the report by…
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Trump Struggle to Rewrite US Defeat in Afghanistan
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has once again stirred controversy in US foreign policy by proposing to “reclaim” Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan — a move that, according to analysts, is less about military feasibility and more about reshaping…
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