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Pakistan Army Warns Taliban, India Over Militant Support
DID Press: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, accused Afghanistan’s caretaker government of directing Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants to launch attacks inside Pakistan. He warned that Islamabad is determined to safeguard its citizens and will not allow such…
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Mullah Hebatullah: Islamic Ummah Must Unite for Palestine’s Liberation
DID Press: Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada has called for unity among Muslims in support of the Palestinian people, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the US forces withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a statement, Akhundzada said Muslims should set…
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Four Years of Taliban Rule: Street Displays Replace Bagram Military Parade
DID Press: Four years after the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, the group marked the anniversary of its takeover with markedly different celebrations. For the first time in years, the strategic Bagram Airbase — once a…
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Ashraf Ghani’s Departure: End of Republic, Beginning of Multi-Generational Crises in Afghanistan
DID Press: Today (August 15) marks one of the most bitter days in Afghanistan’s modern political history: the day former President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai fled Kabul—a development that not only signaled the end of the republic, but also unleashed far-reaching…
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Is Afghanistan on Brink of New “September 11”?
DID Press: Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, has likened the recent Pakistan–U.S. joint counterterrorism statement to the geopolitical atmosphere immediately after the September 11 attacks. The statement identified the fight against Balochistan Liberation…
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Taliban Leader: Religious Education Foundation for Islamic Governance
DID Press: Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, has underscored the expansion of religious education as critical to consolidating Afghanistan’s Islamic governance. Speaking at the group’s fourth cabinet meeting in Kandahar, Akhundzada urged ministers to enhance public religious awareness,…
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Afghanistan’s Economy Over Past Four Years: From Crisis to Partial Recovery Amid Ongoing Challenges
DID Press: Since the Taliban assumed power in 2021, Afghanistan has experienced severe economic hardship. The abrupt suspension of international aid, the imposition of sanctions, reduced investment, and strict social restrictions—particularly affecting women—pushed the country into a deep economic crisis.…
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Jihadi Leaders and Fall of Republic: From Power-Sharing to Alignment with Taliban
DID Press: Afghanistan’s republican establishment took shape after the fall of the Taliban government in 2001, with the presence of US forces. The beginnings of this new political structure date back to the Bonn Conference in December 2001 — a…
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Caretaker Government Launches Oversight of Private Health Centers
DID Press: Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan’s caretaker government has launched an official inspection campaign targeting private health facilities across the country. The initiative aims to verify the qualifications and documentation of medical personnel, under the direction of the…
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Caretaker Government Urges US to Hand Over Afghanistan’s Embassy in Washington
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, caretaker government spokesman, announced that during direct talks with U.S. officials, they requested the transfer of Afghanistan’s embassy in Washington and the formal recognition of their government. “We are in regular contact with the United States;…
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