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Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Passes 1,100

Rescue efforts intensify as aid struggles to reach remote areas

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.

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

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.

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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“Two years away from sports, I feel like I’m not alive“: Afghan sportswomen ongoing struggles under Taliban Rule

ISLAMABAD, October 16, 2023 - "How long will we not be allowed to participate in sports?" Laleh raised this question,…

‘You Will Not Grow Up in Silence’: A Former Athlete Mother’s Fight for Freedom

It is a cold December day in Kabul, the biting wind swirling through crowded streets where men clad in thick…

‘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.

Young people in Khost have launched a campaign to enroll children in schools

In Khost province, a group of young people are going from village to village to encourage enrolling school-aged children in…

World Food Day 2024: Women’s Struggle and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan

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