Afghan Times Journalist Becomes First Afghan to Win Top Prize at AIPS Sport Media Awards
Salma Niazi makes history with award-winning feature on Afghan women’s resilience.
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
Peace Talks in Islamabad, Bloodshed in Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Double Game
Hosting Iran war talks in Islamabad while shelling civilians in Kunar, Afghanistan
حکومت بریتانیا اقدامات سخت جدیدی را علیه مهاجرت غیرقانونی اعلام کرده و از جوامع خواسته است تا در نجات جانها کمک کنند
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The Taliban deferred inquiries on girls’ education “until further notice.”
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Taliban Quietly Bans Women from Dining in Restaurants
Restaurant owners say they were ordered to deny women entry, fueling what UNAMA calls the ‘systemic exclusion’ of Afghan women.
“A Country at a Crossroads”: UN Deputy Envoy Warns Afghanistan Is Sliding Deeper Into Crisis
On Human Rights Day, Georgette Gagnon tells Security Council that Taliban policies are pushing Afghanistan toward isolation and humanitarian collapse
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More than 21,000 instruments reportedly destroyed nationwide as human-rights groups warn of systematic cultural erasure
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