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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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Afghanistan
Pakistan: More Than 4,700 Citizens Killed in Terrorist Attacks Linked to Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council that more than 4,700 of its citizens have been killed in terrorist attacks over the past three years, which Islamabad says were carried out by militant groups based in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s…
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Government
Iran Urges UN Security Council to Condemn US Strikes
DID Press: Iran has urged the United Nations Security Council to condemn recent U.S. military strikes on southern Iran, including an attack on a residential home hosting a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, which Tehran described as a violation…
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Government
Pakistan Summons US Diplomat Over Ambassador’s Kashmir Remarks
DID Press: Pakistan summoned the chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday and lodged a strong protest over remarks by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, who described Kashmir as an “important part of India.” Pakistan’s Foreign…
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Afghanistan
UN Sanctions List Includes 135 Taliban Members
DID Press: Colin Smith, an official with the UN Security Council’s sanctions monitoring team, said 135 Taliban members are currently subject to Security Council sanctions because of their previous records and links to terrorist activities. He added that members of…
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Government
UN: ISIS Continues to Pose a Major Global Security Threat
DID Press: A senior United Nations official has warned that the Islamic State continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and security despite sustained global counterterrorism efforts. Addressing a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Olguljeren Nyazberdiyeva,…
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Afghanistan
UNSC to Review Five Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Nations Security Council will examine the impact of five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan this August, coinciding with the anniversary of the group’s return to power, Denmark’s UN envoy and current Security Council president has said.…
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Afghanistan
UNSC Updates Sanctions Records for 5 Senior Taliban Officials
DID Press: United Nations Security Council has updated the identifying information of five senior Taliban officials on its sanctions list, while Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid dismissed the move as a continuation of “failed policies of the past.” The updated records…
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Government
US, France Clash at UN Security Council Over Rights Chief
DID Press: Diplomatic tensions between the United States and France escalated at the UN Security Council following a dispute over the reappointment of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, highlighting growing divisions between the two allies on human…
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Afghanistan
Open Letter Urges UN to Strengthen Women’s Participation in Afghanistan
DID Press: The advocacy group Women for Afghanistan has called on the United Nations to strengthen women’s participation in Afghanistan’s political process and reform the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The organization said it had submitted…
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