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Afghanistan
Global Divide Over Taliban: Engagement or Pressure?
DID Press: A recent UN Security Council session once again highlighted deep divisions within the international community over how to deal with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities. While the United States stressed pressure, calling the group “untrustworthy,” Russia insisted engagement was the…
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Afghanistan
Poll: Taliban Internet Shutdown Seen as Repression Tool
DID Press: More than half of Afghanistan people believe the Taliban’s decision to cut internet access is aimed at silencing dissent and concealing repression. The poll, conducted after widespread outages across several parts of the country, found that 53% of…
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Afghanistan
Privacy at Risk: Taliban Orders Mandatory Access to User Data
DID Press: Taliban’s supreme leader has directed the Ministry of Communications to secure formal guarantees ensuring that Afghanistan users’ information and communications are made available to the group’s security agencies. Experts warn the move can severely restrict freedom of expression and…
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Afghanistan
TTP Says Operations Do Not Need Afghanistan Territory
DID Press: A spokesperson for Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rejected claims by Pakistani officials that the group is using Afghanistan soil for terrorist operations, calling the accusations “baseless and diversionary.” “Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan is a movement rooted in Pakistan’s social and…
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Government
Khalilzad Urges Pakistan to Negotiate With TTP
DID Press: Former U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad warned that Pakistan’s military approach to countering Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is failing, urging Islamabad to pursue a political solution through dialogue. In a post on X, Khalilzad cautioned…
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Afghanistan
Poll: US Delegation’s Kabul Visit Viewed as Leveraging Taliban for Hidden Agendas
DID Press: A new survey reveals that the public perceives recent visit of a U.S. delegation to Kabul as more than a humanitarian or diplomatic mission, with most respondents believing it involved prisoner exchanges alongside covert political and security objectives.…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Urge Unified Islamic Response to Israeli Aggression
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has condemned Israel’s recent strike on Qatari territory as a violation of international law and called on Muslim nations to adopt a united stance against what it described as “aggressive actions” by Israel. In a…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Announce Major Shake-Up in Senior Judicial, Educational Posts
DID Press: In a continued reshuffling of internal power structures, Taliban’s supreme leader has issued new decrees replacing six senior officials within the judiciary and the Ministry of Education. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, confirmed the appointments were…
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Envoy to Visit Kabul with Stern Warning
DID Press: Following killing of dozens of Pakistani soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in attacks claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, is expected to travel to Kabul carrying a warning message. Diplomatic sources told the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Ban Shaving Beards in Helmand
DID Press: Local authorities of Afghanistan’s Taliban administration in Helmand province have warned residents that shaving beards is strictly prohibited and violators will face punishment. According to local sources in Helmand, Taliban officials in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, as well…
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