The Afghan Times

Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media

Female journalists vanish from newsrooms as broad bans deepen the crisis of free expression

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Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan

Nine children among the dead as Kabul accuses Islamabad of violating its airspace

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‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future

With two-thirds of returnees being children, families warn that the absence of schools, teachers and basic services is pushing their…

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Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika

ASJF denounces “cowardly and unlawful” attack; supports Afghan Cricket Board’s decision to cancel Pakistan series

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ACB Condemns Pakistan Airstrike That Killed Cricketers in Paktika

Three Cricketers Martyred in Urgun District Following Alleged Pakistani Airstrike

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Three Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika

Four others injured as players were returning home from matches

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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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