Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar
Restrictions on women’s clothing and employment continue to intensify
Afghan Journalist Salma Niazi Wins One Young World Journalist of the Year and Lyra McKee Award for Bravery
Afghan journalist Salma Niazi has been named one of the winners of the One Young World Journalist of the Year…
‘We Slept Under the Rain’: Thousands Homeless After Deadly Kunar Earthquake
At least 2,205 killed and 3,640 injured in Kunar Province; women and children hardest hit as humanitarian crisis deepens.
Death Toll from Kunar Earthquake Rises to 2,205, Taliban Say
Hundreds still trapped as rescue operations continue in quake-hit Kunar province
Death Toll in Kunar Earthquake Reaches Over 1,400
Taliban reports more than 3,100 injured and 5,400 homes destroyed, calls for urgent international aid
Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Passes 1,100
Rescue efforts intensify as aid struggles to reach remote areas
Powerful Earthquake Devastates Eastern Afghanistan, Hundreds Killed in Kunar Province
Killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,800 in the Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.
Taliban Ban Poets From Writing About Love, Friendship Between Boys and Girls
New Law Censors Poetry, Forces Poets to Praise Leadership and Follow Strict Guidelines
Khost’s Bangle Sellers Live Without IDs, Schools, or Rights
Generations of families face statelessness, poverty, and exclusion from education in Khost.
Early Marriage Doubles in Uruzgan Province
Health Experts Warn Premature Births Pose Serious Risks to Mothers and Children
In Helmand, Children Given Opium by Mothers to Soothe Illnesses
Health Experts Warn of Severe Long-Term Effects on Children's Health and Development
In Nimroz Province, Children Forced into Hard Labor to Support Drug-Addicted Fathers
Poverty, unemployment, lack of government attention, and easy access to drugs have fueled addiction.
More than 3,500 Children in Khost Work in Brick Kilns
Young hands bear heavy burdens while education slips away
Open Mic: Ep 29 with Parmina Mohammadi
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we hear from Parmina Mohammadi, a determined young Afghan woman who refuses…
Open Mic: Ep 28 with Shoughla Hameed
There is nothing impossible in life. Obstacles are not roadblocks—they are opportunities that help us rise, grow, and make our…