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Afghanistan
Taliban Make Burqa Compulsory for Women in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Department for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has made burqa mandatory for women in Kandahar province, and prohibited shopkeepers from selling goods to women who do not comply, reported local sources. Officials reportedly instructed shopkeepers…
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Pakistan’s Defense Minister: Taliban Celebrate With the Blood of Our Sons
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has launched a sharp criticism of Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities following a recent suicide attack on a security forces base near the Afghan border, calling the Taliban “terrorists.” “The terrorist Taliban are celebrating…
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Senior Afghanistani Shia Figures Welcome Taliban’s Initiatives to Address Internal Divisions
DID Press: Mohammad Abdul Kabir, Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan’s caretaker government, met with a group of prominent Shia scholars and community leaders to discuss national unity and the reintegration of returnees. During the meeting, Abdul Kabir…
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Washington Warns Kabul: Detaining US Citizens Follows Heavy Price
DID Press: Publishing a new executive order, U.S. diplomatic mission for Afghanistan in Qatar, warned against detention of American citizens abroad, stressing that using U.S. nationals as tools of political pressure will carry a heavy price for the governments and…
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Pakistan Blocks Taliban FM Planned Trip to India
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban caretaker government, canceled his planned visit to India on August 26 after failing to secure a UN Security Council sanctions exemption. Informed sources suggest that Pakistan, as chair of the…
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Taliban Government Renews Bid for Afghanistan’s UN Seat
DID Press: Suhail Shaheen, Taliban caretaker government’s representative in Qatar, has once again called for Afghanistan’s seat at the United Nations to be handed over to the group, criticizing its continued exclusion from the world body. With the 80th UN…
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Taliban Government Publishes Footages of Female Aid Workers after Criticism
DID Press: Following widespread criticism over the absence of female doctors and aid workers in earthquake relief operations, Taliban caretaker government released footages claiming that special women’s teams are present on the ground. In response to mounting concerns, Taliban-affiliated media…
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Afghanistan’s Tough Test: From Quake to Government’s Illegitimacy and Lack of Trust
DID Press: Taliban caretaker government officials appealed to the international community for aid in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, but the problem is that many countries, despite expressing condolences, are reluctant to provide direct assistance to the Taliban government.…
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Poll: 80% Dissatisfied with Quake Crisis Management in Afghanistan
DID Press: Following recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, DID Press Agency conducted a survey to assess the performance of the Taliban’s caretaker government in managing the crisis. The purpose of the poll was to gauge public satisfaction with relief efforts,…
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Kabul Requests Kazakhstan to Expand Educational Cooperation
DID Press: Following Nadim Ahmad Nadim, Acting Minister of Higher Education of the Taliban caretaker government meeting with Kazakh ambassador in Kabul, Nadim requested Kazakhstan’s support to strengthen Afghanistan’s higher education system, send faculty members, and equip universities. Nadim asked…
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