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Uzbek Consul General Condemns Reported Pakistani Attack on Kabul Hospital
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Uzbek Consul General Condemns Reported Pakistani Attack on Kabul Hospital
India Sends 2.5 Tons of Emergency Medical Aid to Kabul
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say Missile Production Continues Despite Israeli Claims
World Happiness Report Ranks Afghanistan as Unhappiest Country
Taliban Ministry of Defense Accuses Pakistan of Violating Eid Ceasefire
Afghanistan Freedom Front accuses Taliban of relocating TTP members to government buildings, crowded areas
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UN's Guterres Urges US, Israel to End War, Calls on Iran to Halt Attacks on Neighbors
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the U.S. and Israel to end a war causing civilian hardships and global economic damage during a Brussels meeting, while calling on Iran to cease attacks on neighbors and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The statement follows reports of 3,186 Iranian civilian deaths from U.S. and Israeli strikes.
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ReliableFormer Pakistani Envoy Warns Taliban-Pakistan Ceasefire Won't Last Without Action Against TTP
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ReliableAmnesty International Demands Probe into Alleged Pakistani Attack on Kabul Drug Treatment Hospital
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ReliableIslamic Emirate Reports Economic Growth in Solar Year 1404 with Infrastructure Progress and Trade Challenges
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ReliableTaliban Dismisses Chargé d'Affaires at Afghan Embassy in Germany
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ReliableRussia Recognizes Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as Government in Solar Year 1404
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ReliableIranian State Media Report IRGC Spokesman Killed in Israeli Airstrike
Iranian state media, including Fars News Agency and the IRGC public relations office, reported the death of IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini in an Israeli airstrike on Friday. The killing is part of a series of strikes on senior Iranian officials amid escalating regional conflict.
ReliableIran's Foreign Minister Warns UK Against Allowing US Use of Military Bases
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper that allowing US use of military bases would be seen as participation in aggression against Iran. Cooper voiced concerns over the political and economic fallout from rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.