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Afghanistan
Taliban Detain Shia Community Elders in Kabul’s Omid-e-Sabz Township
DID Press: Forces affiliated with the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice have detained several local representatives and community elders from the Shia community following a dispute over ownership of land in Omid-e-Sabz township in western Kabul. According to published reports, the…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Consulate in Mashhad Removes Persian from Appointment System
DID Press: Afghanistan Consulate in Mashhad, which operates under Taliban control, has removed Persian from the language options on its appointment-booking system after introducing a new website and web address for applications for special identity verification certificates. The change has…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Excludes Taliban from ECO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
DID Press: Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it has not invited the Taliban government to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers meeting, scheduled to take place in Islamabad on November 15–16. Sajjad Haider Khan,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Establishes Special Committee to Contain Dengue Fever in Nangarhar
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has established a special committee to prevent the spread of dengue fever in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s Minister of Public Health, said the committee was established to…
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Afghanistan
Iranians and Afghans Rally in Frankfurt in Support of Iran
DID Press: Hundreds of Iranians, Afghans and Shia citizens from Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan gathered in the German city of Frankfurt to express support for the Islamic Republic of Iran and condemn US attacks against the country and what they…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Welcomes More Than 30,000 Foreign Tourists Since Taliban Takeover
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture, run by the Taliban, says more than 30,000 foreign tourists have visited the country since the group returned to power. The ministry said foreign visitors had travelled to various parts of Afghanistan…
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Afghanistan
Former Afghan Soldier Dies by Suicide Amid Economic Hardship in Logar
DID Press: Local sources in Afghanistan’s Logar province say a former member of the country’s military has died by suicide amid economic difficulties in Azra district. The man, identified as Orangzeb, was 34 years old and had served in various…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: 901 Square Kms of Afghanistan Contaminated by Unexploded Ordnance
DID Press: Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Disaster Management Authority, says that 901 square kilometers of Afghanistan’s territory remain contaminated by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Hammad said the explosions of these munitions kill and injure large numbers of Afghan…
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Mujahid Claims Afghanistan Is Free of IS, Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Militants
DID Press: Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, has claimed that Afghanistan has been completely cleared of Islamic State (IS) militants, while accusing Pakistan of fostering and supporting the group. Speaking on Saturday, November 7th, Mujahid said Taliban forces had fought…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Intelligence Chief: ISIS Uses Telegram and TikTok for Funding and Propaganda
DID Press: Abdul Haq Wasiq, head of the Taliban administration’s intelligence agency, says the Islamic State (ISIS) group uses social media platforms, including Telegram and TikTok, to communicate, secure financial resources and promote its ideological beliefs. Wasiq made the remarks…
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