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Afghanistan
Poll: Dropping ‘Caretaker’ Title by Taliban Viewed as Symbolic Move Toward International Legitimacy
DID Press: A recent survey shows that the majority of Afghanistan population consider Taliban’s decision to drop the “caretaker” title from its cabinet members as part of an effort to project itself as a legitimate government, though a significant portion…
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Hanif Urges Japan to Recognize Caretaker Administration
DID Press: Din Mohammad Hanif, Minister of Economy in Afghanistan’s caretaker government, urged Japan to recognize the Taliban-led administration and to invest in the country. In an interview with Japan’s NHK television, Hanif pointed to Russia’s recent recognition of the…
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UN Sounds Alarm on Afghanistan Women’s Crisis
DID Press: According to a recent UN report, 78% of Afghanistani women and young girls are excluded from education and employment—four times the rate among boys. UN Women warns that policies by the caretaker government are severely affecting women’s health,…
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Poll: Taliban Drops “Caretaker” Title from Cabinet – What’s Underlying Motive?
DID Press: Following the decision of the Taliban’s leader to remove the “Caretaker” title from cabinet ministers, a survey conducted by DID Press shows diverse and multilayered public opinion on the move. According to the poll results, 50% of participants…
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Islamabad to Host Meeting of Afghanistani Opposition Figures
DID Press: Fawzia Koofi, a former Afghanistani lawmaker during the republic era, is expected to meet with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on August 25 or 26, alongside a delegation of politicians, civil society activists, and women’s rights advocates. Sources reported…
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Kabul Envoy to Ankara: Afghanistan’s Security Should Serve as Foundation for Progress
DID Press: Caretaker government’s acting ambassador to Ankara emphasized at a ceremony commemorating (August 15) that the current security environment in Afghanistan should be used as a basis for progress and reconstruction of the country. Saniullah Farahmand, described (August 15) a…
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Caretaker Government: Ready to Continue War for next Two Centuries
DID Press: At a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Fariduddin Mahmoudi, head of the Academy of Sciences of the caretaker government, declared that the administration is prepared to sustain the war for the next…
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Reopening Girls’ Schools, Universities under Review, says Caretaker Government
DID Press: Caretaker government’s spokesperson announced that the process of reopening schools and universities to girls is under review. Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the caretaker government, told some media outlets regarding the fate of girls’ education that work on this…
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Governance Foundations Solidified, says Kabul Envoy to Pakistan
DID Press: Marking the fourth anniversary of foreign forces withdrawal from Afghanistan, Afghan caretaker government’s ambassador to Pakistan, Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, said the Taliban administration has strengthened the country’s governance structures and restored order and stability. Speaking from Islamabad, Shakeeb…
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Mohaqeq to Khalilzad: Taliban Took Power by Force—Why Force Forbidden for Others?
DID Press: Mohammad Mohaqeq, a veteran Afghanistani political and jihadi leader, strongly rebuked remarks by former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, questioning why the Taliban were allowed to seize power through violence while other groups are denied the same means. In…
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