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Afghanistan
Pakistani Airstrikes in Helmand and Kunar Kill 9 Civilians
DID Press: Local sources say Pakistani fighter jets targeted residential areas in Garmser district of Helmand and Shaltan district of Kunar early Thursday, killing at least nine civilians and injuring nine others. Women and children are reportedly among the casualties.…
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Afghanistan
ICG: Afghanistan Faces Multiple Crises Five Years Into Taliban Rule
DID Press: International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Afghanistan remains under pressure from multiple, overlapping crises five years into Taliban rule, citing declining foreign aid, extensive restrictions on women and girls, a closed political system, economic pressures, armed opposition…
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Afghanistan
Ishaq Dar: Regional Peace Requires Addressing Terrorist Threats from Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that what he described as terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan are undermining efforts to promote peace, stability and development in the region, calling on the Taliban authorities…
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Afghanistan
Achakzai: Afghanistan Not Responsible for TTP Activities
DID Press: Pakistani politician Mahmood Khan Achakzai has rejected claims that Afghanistan should be held responsible for the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), arguing that Pakistan’s past policies of training and arming militants contributed to the security challenges it…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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Afghanistan
Iran, Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Dominate Turkish, Qatari Talks With Taliban
DID Press: The situation in Iran and tensions between Kabul and Islamabad were among the key issues discussed during separate visits by senior Turkish and Qatari security officials to Afghanistan, according to Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani. İbrahim…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Regional Mediation Efforts With Taliban Have Failed to Ease Tensions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says mediation efforts by regional countries to ease tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration in Kabul have so far failed to produce a breakthrough. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan had engaged…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Conditions Reopening of Afghanistan Border on End to Terrorism
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is ready to reopen its border crossings with Afghanistan, restore transit trade and use Afghanistan as a regional connectivity hub, but has conditioned the move on Kabul taking decisive and verifiable action against militant…
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Afghanistan
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 Documents Reveal AFN 70.7M Budget for Media Propaganda
DID Press: A document attributed to the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence indicates that the agency allocated 70.7 million Afghanis for a media and propaganda campaign involving a number of domestic and foreign-based media outlets and channels. According to a…
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