The Afghan Times

Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces

Incident Occurred During Field Reporting Near the Afghanistan–Pakistan Border, Officials Confirm

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No Female Dentists in Uruzgan: Women Denied Basic Dental Care

Bans on women work leave Afghan women without access to essential health services

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Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities

Women lose one of the last public spaces where they could gather, socialize, and share community life

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Internet, Mobile Services Restored After 48-Hour Shutdown

Afghanistan reconnects to the world amid lingering questions over the blackout

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Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline

Nationwide blackout severs Afghans from the world as Taliban enforces new restrictions.

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Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar

Restrictions on women’s clothing and employment continue to intensify

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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…

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‘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.

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Death Toll from Kunar Earthquake Rises to 2,205, Taliban Say

Hundreds still trapped as rescue operations continue in quake-hit Kunar province

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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

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Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Passes 1,100

Rescue efforts intensify as aid struggles to reach remote areas

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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.

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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

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Khost’s Bangle Sellers Live Without IDs, Schools, or Rights

Generations of families face statelessness, poverty, and exclusion from education in Khost.

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Early Marriage Doubles in Uruzgan Province

Health Experts Warn Premature Births Pose Serious Risks to Mothers and Children

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