Afghanistan

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

By The Afghan Times 3 Min Read

Internet, Mobile Services Restored After 48-Hour Shutdown

Afghanistan reconnects to the world amid lingering questions over the blackout

By The Afghan Times 3 Min Read

Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline

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

By The Afghan Times 2 Min Read

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

Restrictions on women’s clothing and employment continue to intensify

By The Afghan Times 1 Min Read

Humanitarian Crisis as Millions of Afghans Made to Return

Pakistan and Iran are deporting Afghans back to poverty, repression and uncertainty in one of the decade’s largest forced migrations.

By Salma Niazi 13 Min Read

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The Dual Crisis: Displacement and Food Insecurity

For World Food Day, October 16, 2024, the Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific released a report “Women and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan” highlighting the country’s worsening food crisis, deteriorating health conditions, and rising malnutrition, exacerbated by…

By The Afghan Times 4 Min Read
Afghanistan Flash floods leave women struggling to access sanitary products

Women in the flooded provinces do not feel they can talk about…

5 Min Read
The Dual Crisis: Displacement and Food Insecurity

For World Food Day, October 16, 2024, the Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific released a report “Women…

4 Min Read
Taliban Enforces Ban on Women’s Voices and Public Visibility

In a move that underscores the Taliban's hardline governance, Afghanistan's ruling authorities…

3 Min Read
Taliban Reaffirms Ban on Women Working in NGOs, Expands Restrictions

The Taliban has doubled down on its ban on women working in…

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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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Taliban Arrest Children in Ghazni, Accuse Them of Selling Hair and Theft

Rights groups condemn arbitrary detention of minors amid rising abuse of power by Taliban authorities.

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Girls Too Young to Carry Children: Voices from Afghanistan’s Frontlines of a Growing Maternal Health Emergency

Premature Births Double in Central-Southern Afghanistan Amid Alarming Rise in Child Marriages

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How Aid Cuts Are Fueling a Malnutrition Crisis in Afghanistan: What You Need to Know

With 3.5 million children at risk, reduced humanitarian support has left families and health systems overwhelmed.

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Taliban Leader Bans Windows Overlooking Neighboring Homes to Restrict Women’s Visibility

The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a directive banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook…

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