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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Freedom Front Claims Two Taliban Members Killed in Kabul Attack
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) said its forces attacked a Taliban checkpoint in the Sarai Shamali area of Kabul on Wednesday night, killing two Taliban members and wounding two others. According to a statement issued by the group, the…
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UNICEF: More Than 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Denied Secondary Education
DID Press: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has again called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to lift restrictions on girls’ and women’s education and allow them to return to schools and universities without delay. UNICEF said Afghanistan remains the only country…
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Russia Calls for Afghanistan Dialogue Free of Pressure and ‘Blackmail’
DID Press: Russia has called for a comprehensive approach to Afghanistan based on trust-based dialogue with the country’s authorities and free from pressure and “blackmail,” Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said at a UN Security Council…
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Turkish Intelligence Chief Holds Talks With Senior Taliban Officials in Kabul
DID Press: Ibrahim Kalin, head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), visited Kabul and Kandahar on Wednesday and held talks with senior Taliban officials on strengthening security and intelligence cooperation between Türkiye and Afghanistan, according to Turkish security sources cited…
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Taliban: Home Schooling and Religious Education for Girls Are Not Banned
DID Press: Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi has rejected reports about “secret schools” for girls in Afghanistan, saying home-based education, religious schools and online learning for girls have not been banned or suspended. In a recent interview with…
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Taliban Halt Operations of Khatam al-Nabieen University in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has officially halted the activities of Khatam al-Nabieen University in Kabul, according to a faculty member, following weeks of pressure on the private university and affiliated educational and cultural institutions. Abdul Basir Nabizada,…
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UNICEF: More Than 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Barred From Secondary Education
DID Press: Five years after the Taliban returned to power, restrictions on girls’ education in Afghanistan have developed into a crisis extending beyond the education sector, with consequences for the country’s human capital, economy, health services and social development. UNICEF…
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Taliban-Controlled Central Bank Destroys 660.2 Million Afghanis in Worn Banknotes
DID Press: Afghanistan’s central bank under Taliban control, has announced that it destroyed 660.2 million Afghanis in worn and damaged banknotes after the notes were counted, assessed and inspected. The bank said the worn banknotes had been collected from the…
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ISPR Chief: Afghanistan Soil Is Being Used by Terrorist Groups
DID Press: Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, director general of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), has alleged that Afghan territory has become a base for the activities and training of militant groups, describing the situation as a security threat to…
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Taliban Media Official Urges Saudi Arabia to Review Its Policies
DID Press: Mohammad Qasim Azzam, editor-in-chief of Afghanistan’s state-run Hewad newspaper, has urged Saudi authorities to reconsider their policies following a missile warning reported in Mecca. Azzam described the reported missile warning in the holy city as “bitter and distressing,”…
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