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Afghanistan
Hundreds of Security Cameras Become Operational Across Herat City
DID Press: Hundreds of security cameras have become operational at various locations across Herat city in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the leadership of the provincial police command. Officials said the measure was taken…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi Visits Site Allocated for Construction of Afghanistan Embassy in Moscow
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, during his visit to Moscow, accompanied by Mawlawi Gul Hassan Hassan, the Taliban’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, visited the site allocated for the construction of the Afghanistan Embassy in the city.…
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Afghanistan
550 New Garbage Bins to Be Installed Across Herat City
DID Press: Local Taliban authorities in Herat have announced that 550 new garbage bins with different designs and shapes will soon be installed in various parts of the city. Yusuf Saeedi, spokesperson for the Herat provincial authorities, said the bins…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi and Bahrami Stress Expanding Afghanistan-Iran Cooperation
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of Afghanistan, met with Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Iran’s special representative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the eighth Moscow Format meeting and discussed strengthening bilateral relations, regional developments,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Foreign Ministry: ICC Has No Legitimacy or Jurisdiction
DID Press: Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has rejected the latest action by the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the court and its decisions concerning Afghanistan as lacking legitimacy and jurisdiction. The ministry’s spokesperson said Afghanistan is an independent country and that…
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Afghanistan
Lavrov: Taliban-Pakistan Dispute Should Not Become a “Tragedy”
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the dispute between the Taliban and Pakistan and the failure to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting as an “unpleasant” development, but said it should not be turned…
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Afghanistan
Hekmatyar: Political Change in Afghanistan Is “Inevitable and Near”
DID Press: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e Islami Afghanistan, says political change in Afghanistan is “inevitable and near,” urging Afghans to prepare for what he described as “positive change” and arguing that the country’s political future should be determined by…
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Afghanistan
Amnesty International Urges Focus on Rights of Afghanistan Minorities
DID Press: Amnesty International has welcomed the adoption of a new UN Human Rights Council resolution on Afghanistan and called for particular attention to the rights and situation of the country’s ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. The rights group has…
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Afghanistan
UNDP: Afghanistan’s Opium Production Has Fallen by 95%
DID Press: Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says opium production in Afghanistan has fallen by 95 percent following the ban imposed by the Taliban on poppy cultivation and drug trafficking. Speaking to Foreign Policy,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Bars Girls From Kankor for Third Consecutive Year
DID Press: Taliban has again excluded Afghan girls from the country’s university entrance examination, as registration for the 1406 general Kankor and religious-school entrance exams gets underway. Registration for the 1406 Kankor examinations has opened, with eligible applicants given until…
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