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UK Removes HTS from Terror List
DID Press: United Kingdom announced Tuesday that Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group has been removed from its list of designated terrorist organizations following extensive review. The decision is intended to allow “closer engagement with the current Syrian government” and aligns…
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Afghanistan
UK Closes Nesscliffe Camp as Afghanistani Refugees Resettled Nationwide
DID Press: After two years of temporary accommodation, Afghanistani refugees who had fled the country for assisting British forces have now been permanently resettled across the United Kingdom. The UK government announced that the Nesscliffe Camp, which had served as…
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Government
Mass Arrests as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Crushed in London
DID Press: British authorities have once again come under criticism for undermining the right to peaceful assembly after police cracked down on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in central London. International media reported that police detained more than 425 people during protests outside…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistani Allies Data Leaked again in UK
DID Press: Two years after the exposure of personal details belonging to 18,000 Afghanistanis, a new data breach has emerged in the UK involving the British Ministry of Defense. The Jet Center confirmed the personal information of nearly 3,700 individuals—including…
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Government
Radioactive Water Leak Revealed at UK Nuclear Weapons Depot
DID Press: Guardian reported leak of radioactive water at Britain’s nuclear weapons storage facility. The incident took place at the Royal Navy’s weapons depot in Coulport, where the nuclear warheads for four Vanguard-class submarines—armed with American Trident II (D5) ballistic…
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Afghanistan
Pentagon “Inadvertently” Re-Publishes Confidential Photos from Afghanistan War
DID Press: A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that around 1,400 photos from Afghanistan were “inadvertently” re-published online before being removed again. These images had previously been taken down in 2021 to protect Afghanistani collaborators. U.S. Department of Defense accidentally re-published more…
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Government
UK PM Urges Police Transparency on Afghanistani Asylum Seeker Rape Case
DID Press: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called on the police to be “as transparent as possible” about the ethnicity of two Afghananistani asylum seekers accused of raping a 12‑year‑old girl in Nuneaton, following mounting political pressure for greater…
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Afghanistan
UK and FAO Launch £10M Project to Strengthen Agriculture in Afghanistan
DID Press: In a strategic move to enhance rural livelihoods and reduce food insecurity in Afghanistan, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the UK, launched a £10 million initiative titled “Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods” (ReAL). The project will…
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UK Plans to Criminalize Promoting Illegal Migrant Crossings
DID Press: British government is advancing new legislation that will make it a criminal offence to promote or advertise illegal routes for asylum seekers to enter the United Kingdom, including via small boat crossings. The draft bill, currently under parliamentary…
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Afghan military
Senior UK Defense Official Fired over Info Disclosure of Former Afghan Military Personnel
DID Press: UK Defense Ministry announced that a senior official has been dismissed following the leak of sensitive information concerning former Afghanistani military personnel and British security forces. This security incident, which occurred in 2022, was revealed last month. According…
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