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Afghanistan
Taliban Officials Reject Nationwide Phone Ban Claims Amid Ongoing Restrictions
DID Press: Ministry of Communications of the Taliban has rejected reports claiming a nationwide ban on smartphones and the allocation of a special budget to enforce such a policy, describing the claims as “baseless and unofficial.” However, ongoing reports from…
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Afghanistan
47 Civil Society Groups Urge EU to Halt Normalization of Relations With Taliban
DID Press: Forty-seven Afghan and international civil society and human rights organizations have sent an open letter to senior European Union officials, warning against the normalization of relations with the Taliban and calling for an immediate halt to the deportation…
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Afghanistan
UN, Taliban Discuss Humanitarian Cooperation and Aid Delivery
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi held a phone conversation with Rosemary DiCarlo to discuss humanitarian assistance and ongoing cooperation between Afghanistan and the United Nations, according to a statement from the Taliban foreign ministry. The ministry said DiCarlo expressed appreciation…
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Afghanistan
Trump: US May Reclaim Military Equipment Left in Afghanistan
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has once again criticized the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, calling it a “disaster,” and suggested that Washington could consider reclaiming military equipment left behind in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of a…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Smartphone Ban Sparks New Press Freedom
DID Press: Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has condemned a Taliban directive banning government employees from using smartphones, warning that the measure could further restrict freedom of expression and access to information in the country. The organization said the decision represents…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Prioritize Security and Public Services, Says Hanafi
DID Press: Senior Taliban officials say ensuring security for citizens and responding to public needs remain among the government’s top priorities. Abdul Salam Hanafi made the remarks during a meeting with the governor of Faryab province and several local officials,…
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Afghanistan
Germany Deports 30 Afghan Nationals to Kabul
DID Press: German authorities have deported around 30 Afghan nationals to Kabul on a charter flight from Leipzig/Halle Airport, marking the latest removal operation carried out amid ongoing debate over returns to Afghanistan. According to German media reports, the deportation…
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Afghanistan
Khawaja Asif: Afghanistan Remains Main Source of Terror Threats
DID Press: Khawaja Asif has described Afghanistan as the primary source of terrorism affecting Pakistan, while revealing that Islamabad once proposed a multi-billion-rupee plan to relocate Pakistani militants inside Afghanistan. Speaking in Pakistan’s National Assembly, Asif said Afghanistan had become…
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Taliban Summons 550 Morality Officers as Crackdown on Women Intensifies
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has summoned 550 morality officers from all 34 provinces to Kabul for a three-day training seminar, a move seen as reinforcing the group’s restrictions on women following…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Seize Pakistani Drug Shipment Worth AFN 7.5M
DID Press: Taliban security forces in western Afghanistan have intercepted a shipment of 250 cartons of Pakistani medicines valued at approximately 7.5 million Afghanis in Farah Province, officials said. According to the Taliban police command in Farah, the consignment was…
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