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Afghanistan
Republic Front Claims Four Attacks on Taliban Positions in Bamyan
DID Press: Local sources and reports indicate that Taliban positions and personnel in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province have been targeted at least four times over the past four months by the Republic Front, highlighting the expansion of armed opposition activity into…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Says It Seeks Peace, Not War, With Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said Islamabad does not want a war or conflict with Afghanistan, while accusing the Taliban of supporting the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and describing the issue as the biggest obstacle to improving relations between…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Forces Seize 91 Weapons in Afghanistan’s Helmand
DID Press: Taliban police officials in Helmand province say counterterrorism forces have seized 91 firearms, along with large quantities of ammunition and military equipment, during separate operations in Lashkar Gah and several districts over the past five months. According to…
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Government
Images Allegedly Show TTP Leader in Pakistan, Challenging Islamabad’s Claims
DID Press: Newly circulated images on social media allegedly show Noor Wali Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, potentially raising fresh questions about Islamabad’s claims regarding his whereabouts. According to claims accompanying the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Is Secure
DID Press: Taliban has rejected concerns raised by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) over security along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, saying there is no security threat in the area and that the border remains under full control. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah…
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Afghanistan
Moldovan President Calls Visa Issuance to Taliban Delegation ‘Shameful’
DID Press: Moldovan President Maia Sandu has described the issuance of visas to a Taliban delegation as “shameful,” saying the decision was made without political coordination and contrary to the government’s stated policy, according to Moldovan state media. Sandu said…
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Afghanistan
ICC Judges Seek Separate Probe Into Taliban Gender Persecution Allegations
DID Press: Judges at the International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II have asked prosecutors to examine allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban through a separate investigation, arguing that the group’s conduct since 2021 is fundamentally different in nature from…
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Afghanistan
UN Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Six Women’s Rights Workers
DID Press: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s detention of six employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul and called for their immediate…
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Afghanistan
Freedom Front Claims Two Taliban Members Killed in Jalalabad Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front said its fighters attacked a Taliban intelligence chief’s compound in the sixth police district of Jalalabad, killing two Taliban members and wounding another. The Taliban has not yet commented on the claim. The Afghanistan Freedom…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Spokesman: Good Kabul-Tehran Relations Benefit Both Peoples
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said relations between Afghanistan and Iran are positive and that trade between the two countries is proceeding normally. Mujahid said the Taliban government supports resolving tensions and maintaining security in the region. He added…
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