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The Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific Launch Special Report on Afghan Women’s Struggles - The Afghan Times
The Afghan Times & IUF Asia/Pacific International Women’s Day special report is now online and available for download. To get a printed copy, please contact us at [email protected] The ...
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The Afghan Times and @iufasia-pacific.bsky.social, has launched a powerful new special edition, Locked Room: Afghan Women’s Voices, to mark International Women’s Day.
It’s now online and available for download. To get a printed copy, please contact us at [email protected].
It’s now online and available for download. To get a printed copy, please contact us at [email protected].
Afghan cyclists were denied airport entry in Saudi Arabia despite holding valid visas for the Asian Road Cycling Championships
Afghan Cyclists Denied Airport Entry to Asian Championships in Saudi Arabia - The Afghan Times
Afghan cyclists traveling to represent their country at the 2026 Asian Road Cycling Championships in Saudi Arabia were denied entry at the airport, despite holding valid visas. The Afghanistan Cycling...
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February 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Afghan cyclists were denied airport entry in Saudi Arabia despite holding valid visas for the Asian Road Cycling Championships
13-Year-Old Afghan Girl Detained for Working in Boys’ Clothes Under Taliban Rule
Video From Ghor Province Shows Orphaned Girl Detained by Taliban While Dressed as a Boy — A Stark Portrait of Women’s Survival Under Gender Bans
Video From Ghor Province Shows Orphaned Girl Detained by Taliban While Dressed as a Boy — A Stark Portrait of Women’s Survival Under Gender Bans
13-Year-Old Afghan Girl Detained for Working in Boys’ Clothes Under Taliban Rule - The Afghan Times
A video circulating widely on social media shows a 13-year-old Afghan girl being detained and forced to confess on camera by a Taliban member after she was discovered working while disguised in boys’ ...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
13-Year-Old Afghan Girl Detained for Working in Boys’ Clothes Under Taliban Rule
Video From Ghor Province Shows Orphaned Girl Detained by Taliban While Dressed as a Boy — A Stark Portrait of Women’s Survival Under Gender Bans
Video From Ghor Province Shows Orphaned Girl Detained by Taliban While Dressed as a Boy — A Stark Portrait of Women’s Survival Under Gender Bans
“We Will Never Recognise the Taliban,” Says Spain Foreign Minister
“We Will Never Recognise the Taliban,” Says Spain Foreign Minister - The Afghan Times
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Friday that Spain will never recognise the Taliban government as long as his administration is in power, emphasizing that this stance supports Afgh...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“We Will Never Recognise the Taliban,” Says Spain Foreign Minister
“A Country at a Crossroads”: UN Deputy Envoy Warns Afghanistan Is Sliding Deeper Into Crisis
“A Country at a Crossroads”: UN Deputy Envoy Warns Afghanistan Is Sliding Deeper Into Crisis - The Afghan Times
Afghanistan is “a country at a crossroads,” warned Georgette Gagnon, the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and UNAMA Deputy Chief, as Taliban policies push the natio...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“A Country at a Crossroads”: UN Deputy Envoy Warns Afghanistan Is Sliding Deeper Into Crisis
Taliban Destroy 657 Musical Instruments in Nangarhar
Taliban Destroy 657 Musical Instruments in Nangarhar - The Afghan Times
Taliban in Nangarhar say they have seized and destroyed 657 musical instruments, which belonged to local residents. In a statement released by the Taliban-run governor’s office In Nangrahar province, ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Taliban Destroy 657 Musical Instruments in Nangarhar
Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Entering UN Premises Reaches Three Months
Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Entering UN Premises Reaches Three Months - The Afghan Times
Three months have passed since the Taliban imposed sweeping restrictions barring Afghan women staff and contractors from entering all United Nations premises across Afghanistan, the UN Women says. In ...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Entering UN Premises Reaches Three Months
Taliban Execute Man in Public Gathering in Khost province
Taliban Execute Man in Public Gathering in Khost province - The Afghan Times
The Taliban executed a man in a public gathering in Khost Province on Tuesday, with an estimated 80,000 people present, according to the provincial governor’s office. The statement released by the Tal...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Taliban Execute Man in Public Gathering in Khost province
Taliban Detain 70-Year-Old TikTok User Over Alleged ‘Un-Islamic’ Content
Taliban Detain 70-Year-Old TikTok User Over Alleged ‘Un-Islamic’ Content
The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice says it has detained a 70-year-old TikTok user known online as “Malak Akbar.” Saiful Islam Khyber, the ministry’s spokes...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Taliban Detain 70-Year-Old TikTok User Over Alleged ‘Un-Islamic’ Content
Vaccine Hesitancy Leaves Thousands of Children in Uruzgan at Risk
Vaccine Hesitancy Leaves Thousands of Children in Uruzgan at Risk - The Afghan Times
Despite continued support from international organizations and repeated vaccination campaigns against polio, measles, pertussis, and other deadly diseases, many children in Uruzgan remain unvaccinated...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Vaccine Hesitancy Leaves Thousands of Children in Uruzgan at Risk
Following a shooting near the White House, Washington suspends all Afghan immigration and resettlement applications indefinitely, leaving thousands stranded abroad.
Afghan Refugees’ “Last Path to Safety” Closed as U.S. Freezes Visas - The Afghan Times
Thousands of Afghan nationals who fled the country after the Taliban takeover are now facing uncertainty after the U.S. government announced an indefinite suspension of all visa and immigration applic...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Following a shooting near the White House, Washington suspends all Afghan immigration and resettlement applications indefinitely, leaving thousands stranded abroad.
Explainer: Ashraf Ghani Breaks Silence as Pakistan–Taliban Tensions Escalate
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani issues two detailed statements calling for national consensus and warning against new cycles of internal conflict.
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani issues two detailed statements calling for national consensus and warning against new cycles of internal conflict.
Ashraf Ghani Breaks Silence as Pakistan–Taliban Tensions Escalate - The Afghan Times
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has re-entered the public conversation with two lengthy statements posted on Facebook on 20 November and 27 November 2025, addressing what he describes as a critic...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Explainer: Ashraf Ghani Breaks Silence as Pakistan–Taliban Tensions Escalate
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani issues two detailed statements calling for national consensus and warning against new cycles of internal conflict.
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani issues two detailed statements calling for national consensus and warning against new cycles of internal conflict.
Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media
Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media - The Afghan Times
In the southern provinces—Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Uruzgan—the presence of female journalists has fallen to zero. No woman is currently employed in any media institution across these provinces. M...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media
Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan
Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan - The Afghan Times
The Taliban government has accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes overnight in Khost, Kunar, and Paktika provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children and one woman. Taliban Spokespers...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting - The Afghan Times
One afternoon in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, 20-year-old Maryam slips through the alleyways with a notebook hidden beneath her scarf. She is heading to what looks like an ordinary home, but inside, ...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting
‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future
‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future - The Afghan Times
Haji Abdullah from Gereshk district in Helmand, who returned from Pakistan about 18 months ago, says his children have been unable to continue their education since coming back. “In Pakistan, all the ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future
Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika
Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika - The Afghan Times
The Afghanistan Sports Journalists Federation (ASJF) has “strongly” condemned what it described as a “cowardly and unlawful” airstrike by Pakistan’s military regime in Paktika Province, which reported...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika
ACB Condemns Pakistan Airstrike That Killed Cricketers in Paktika theafghantimes.com/acb-condemns...
ACB Condemns Pakistan Airstrike That Killed Cricketers in Paktika - The Afghan Times
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has expressed deep sorrow and outrage following a deadly attack in Urgun District of Paktika Province that claimed the lives of three cricketers and several civilia...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Eight Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika
Eight Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika - The Afghan Times
Sources within the Afghanistan Cricket Board told The Afghan Times that eight local-level cricket players were killed and four others injured in Pakistani military airstrikes on Paktika province. Acco...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Eight Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika
Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces theafghantimes.com/afghan-journ...
Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces - The Afghan Times
An Afghan journalist lost his life and another sustained injuries after Pakistani troops allegedly fired across the border in Afghanistan’s Khost province, local officials said. Authorities in Khost c...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces theafghantimes.com/afghan-journ...
Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces theafghantimes.com/afghan-journ...
Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces - The Afghan Times
An Afghan journalist lost his life and another sustained injuries after Pakistani troops allegedly fired across the border in Afghanistan’s Khost province, local officials said. Authorities in Khost c...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities
Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities - The Afghan Times
The Taliban have introduced yet another restriction on Afghan women, this time banning them from washing clothes, carpets, and household items at public water sources such as canals, ponds, and reserv...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities
✍️ Opinion | Digital censorship is erasing Afghan women’s access to education — both in classrooms and online. But Afghan girls are resisting, finding new ways to learn and connect.
🔗 Read the full opinion piece on our website
#Afghanistan #WomensVoices #DigitalRights #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
🔗 Read the full opinion piece on our website
#Afghanistan #WomensVoices #DigitalRights #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
✍️ Opinion | Digital censorship is erasing Afghan women’s access to education — both in classrooms and online. But Afghan girls are resisting, finding new ways to learn and connect.
🔗 Read the full opinion piece on our website
#Afghanistan #WomensVoices #DigitalRights #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
🔗 Read the full opinion piece on our website
#Afghanistan #WomensVoices #DigitalRights #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
Afghanistan reconnects to the world amid lingering questions over the blackout
Internet, Mobile Services Restored After 48-Hour Shutdown - The Afghan Times
After a sudden, nationwide communications blackout, internet and mobile services have been restored across Afghanistan, heralding a cautious return to connectivity for millions of people. When the bla...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Afghanistan reconnects to the world amid lingering questions over the blackout
Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline
Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline - The Afghan Times
Afghanistan has entered a near-total communications blackout after Taliban authorities expanded restrictions on internet access, plunging the country further into isolation. Reports from internet moni...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline
Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar
Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar - The Afghan Times
Local sources in Kandahar province report that the Taliban have prohibited male tailors in the provincial capital from sewing clothes for women, both in shops and private homes. According to one sourc...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar