Hidden in the Trunk: How Kandahar Erases Women from Public Life
In southern Afghanistan, women are forced into car trunks—exposing a deeply rooted system that erases them from public life.
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has underscored the…
Education Challenges Persist for Afghan Children in Khost Province
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Hidden in the Trunk: How Kandahar Erases Women from Public Life
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Afghan new school year begins with more than 1 million girls barred from education
Today marks the beginning of the school year in Afghanistan, with over two million students expected to enroll, representing a significant increase from previous years. However, amidst the excitement, concerns…
Struggles Persist for Residents of Gharshin district
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Amidst strict limitations, online education offers hope for female Afghan students
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Taliban Enforces Ban on Women’s Voices and Public Visibility
In a move that underscores the Taliban's hardline governance, Afghanistan's ruling authorities…
Trapped in Bricks: Thousands of Afghan Children Sacrifice Education for Survival
Amid worsening economic conditions, approximately 8,000 children in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province are…
Boundaries Beyond the Field: What Cricket Means for Afghan Children
In the shadow of a war-torn land, where bomb craters and sandstorms…
The Thirst of a Nation: Two Sisters’ Daily Walk for Survival in Afghanistan
In the desolate hills of rural Afghanistan, life revolves around the simplest…
Open Skies, Closed Doors: The Education Crisis in Afghanistan
As the first light of dawn begins to illuminate the Afghan mountains,…
A Mother’s Struggle: How Gender Expectations Turned a Happy Marriage into a Life of Hardship in Rural Afghanistan
In a quiet corner of Nangarhar’s Sarh Rud district, Rogal, a 35-year-old…
Health and Malnutrition in Afghanistan: A Worsening Crisis Amidst Taliban Rule
For World Food Day, October 16, 2024, the Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific released a report “Women…
The child labour crisis in Afghanistan: the Taliban’s ban on women‘s right to work increases child labour and poverty
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Floods in Baghlan have left tens of thousands of children homeless
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Afghan new school year begins with more than 1 million girls barred from education
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Hidden in the Trunk: How Kandahar Erases Women from Public Life
In southern Afghanistan, women are forced into car trunks—exposing a deeply rooted system that erases them from public life.
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Taliban Arrest Children in Ghazni, Accuse Them of Selling Hair and Theft
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We Dance Behind Locked Doors
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Open Mic: Ep 22 with Alina Naseri
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Alina Naseri, a determined 15-year-old woman from Afghanistan who refuses…
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Anonymously My sister was 22. She was brave in a quiet way—not with weapons, but with books. After the Taliban…
The Classroom That Refuses to Disappear
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ICC Launches Support Initiative for Displaced Afghan Women Cricketers
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the formation of a dedicated task force to support displaced Afghan women cricketers.…
Open Mic: Ep 21 with Zainab Noori
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Taliban Saw My Wife’s Photo on My Wallpaper — They Destroyed my Phone
Anonymously When the Taliban searched my phone, they found a photo of my wife on the wallpaper. It was a…
In Pictures: The Daily Struggles of Life in Afghanistan
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Children at Risk: Afghan Families Deported from Pakistan
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Pakistan’s Afghan Deportations Are a Moral and Humanitarian Disaster
The trucks rumble across the border, packed with men, women, and children—their lives reduced to whatever they can carry. Some…