Afghan Times Journalist Becomes First Afghan to Win Top Prize at AIPS Sport Media Awards
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Pakistan Shelling Forces Families in Khost to Flee to Caves
With homes destroyed and no shelter, villagers in Gurbuz District face cold nights, hunger, and fear as cross-border attacks continue.
Girl Injured in Pakistani Shelling in Kunar Dies
9-Year-Old Child dies two days after being wounded; her uncle was killed in Asadabad attack
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Hosting Iran war talks in Islamabad while shelling civilians in Kunar, Afghanistan
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The Taliban deferred inquiries on girls’ education “until further notice.”
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Deadly Pakistani Airstrikes Hit Kabul and Kandahar, Civilians Killed
UNAMA confirms civilian casualties in Kabul as women and children among victims; strikes also hit Kandahar airport amid escalating cross-border…
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Norwegian Refugee Council warns families at risk as cross-border clashes with Taliban escalate
Afghanistan-Pakistan: Deadly Cross-Border Clashes Intensify
The latest escalation followed Pakistani airstrikes that killed 18 members of one family, including women and children, in Nangarhar province
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Taliban-run Education Ministry says the victims included five boys and three girls in Nangarhar province
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Afghan Singer Who Once Fled Taliban Now Publicly Supports Their Rule
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