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Afghanistan
Taliban Requests Japan to Resume Kabul Water Supply Project
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy announced that officials have requested Japan to restart work on the water supply project for New Kabul City. In a statement, the ministry said that Qari Din Mohammad Hanif, Minister of Economy, and Dr.…
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Austria: Talks with Taliban Not Mean Legitimacy
DID Press: Austrian Chancellor Christian Stöcker said any negotiations with Taliban do not equate to recognition of the group. Stöcker said that recent discussions between Austrian officials and Taliban representatives in Vienna were purely technical, aimed at facilitating the return…
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Afghanistan
Poll: Most Afghanistan People View US-Taliban Bagram Deal as Sovereignty Violation
DID Press: Results of a new poll conducted by DID Press indicate that an overwhelming majority of respondents view any potential agreement between the United States and Taliban’s caretaker administration over Bagram air base as a serious threat to Afghanistan’s…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Responds to Trump: ‘Do Not Repeat Failed Past Experiences’
DID Press: Taliban sharply reacted to recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump over Bagram air base, asking Washington to avoid “repeating past failures.” In a statement released on Sunday (September 21), Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the caretaker government…
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Afghanistan
Trump Warns Taliban: “If Bagram Is Not Returned, Bad Things Will Happen”
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has once again stressed the need for Washington to retake Bagram Air Base, issuing a stark warning that if Taliban refused to hand it over, they would face serious consequences. “If Afghanistan does not…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Government Begins Pension Payments for Retirees of Seven State Institutions
DID Press: Ministry of Finance of the Taliban caretaker government has released a schedule for the disbursement of pensions to retirees from seven government institutions. According to the ministry, the distribution process, which began on (August 23), is ongoing. Pensions…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Bagram Not Be Handed Over to Anyone
DID Press: A former Taliban diplomat responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about reclaiming Bagram Air Base, emphasizing that Afghanistan will maintain its historical neutrality. Abdul Salam Zaeef, former Taliban ambassador to Islamabad, stressed that Afghanistan will not…
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Afghanistan
Taliban to Trump: Bagram is Afghanistan’s Red Line
DID Press: Following controversial remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about reclaiming Bagram Air Base, Taliban caretaker government issued a firm response, declaring that it will never allow the base—or any part of Afghanistan territory—to fall under foreign control. Trump’s…
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Afghanistan
Trump Seeking to Reclaim Bagram; US Begins Talks with Taliban
DID Press: US President Donald Trump announced that Washington is in talks with Taliban’s caretaker government over possible limited return of American forces to Bagram Air Base. “We should never have given up that base,” Trump told reporters at the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Introduces New Law: Import of Food and Medicine Requires Official Approval
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice announced the implementation of a new law stipulating that the import of food, medicine, and health products into Afghanistan is only permitted with an official commercial license and approval from the group’s Ministry of…
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