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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Shia Religious Space Faces Growing Restrictions Under Taliban
DID Press: The repeated closure of religious, cultural, educational and service institutions associated with Afghanistan’s Shia community is raising concerns about increasing restrictions on the community’s social and religious activities. The closures of institutions including Tabyan and the Fatima al-Zahra…
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Afghanistan
Blast Reported in Faizabad; Casualties and Details Unknown
DID Press: Local sources report that a powerful explosion occurred in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan Province, on Monday morning. According to the sources, the explosion took place at around 9:45 a.m. local time on Monday, September 28, near the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Close Several Shia Religious and Cultural Centers in Kabul
DID Press: Local sources say the Taliban have closed several religious, cultural and educational centers associated with Afghanistan’s Shia community in western Kabul, including the Resalat Seminary, Tebyan Cultural Center. According to the sources, Taliban forces recently sealed the Resalat…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Defense Ministry Accuses Pakistan of Seeking to Destabilize Region
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Defense has accused Pakistani forces of training and deploying armed individuals and urged regional countries to remain vigilant against what it described as a Pakistani “project to destabilize the region.” In a statement, the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Reports 28 Killed, 32 Arrested in Nuristan Operation
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry says 28 members of Daesh and what it described as “evil and corruption” elements were killed and 32 others arrested during a security operation in Nuristan province. According to the ministry, the operation was conducted…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: More Than 4 Million Jeribs of Land Reclaimed in Four Years
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice says more than 4 million jeribs of land across the country have been identified as state-owned and reclaimed over the past four years, including land belonging to 49 townships in 14 provinces. Barakatullah Rasouli,…
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Nearly 600 Jeribs of Land in Mazar-e-Sharif Declared State Property
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that nearly 600 jeribs of land belonging to the “Khatam al-Anbia Project” in District 12 of Mazar-e-Sharif have been declared state-owned property by a special court handling cases involving allegedly usurped land.…
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Afghanistan
Ishaq Dar: Regional Peace Requires Addressing Terrorist Threats from Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that what he described as terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan are undermining efforts to promote peace, stability and development in the region, calling on the Taliban authorities…
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Afghanistan
Noor Urges Afghans Not to Sacrifice Youth for “Foreign Interests”
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, leader of Jamiat-e Islami and former governor of Balkh, has criticized some armed groups opposing the Taliban, saying Afghanistan’s struggle for freedom should be based on the independent will of its people and should not…
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Afghanistan
Taliban, Afghanistan Freedom Front Report Divergent Losses in Kamdesh
DID Press: Security sources affiliated with the Taliban say clashes with the Afghanistan Freedom Front are continuing in Kamdesh district of Nuristan, with 22 members of the group killed, 22 detained and around 50 others reportedly ready to surrender. The…
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