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Internet, Mobile Services Restored After 48-Hour Shutdown

Afghanistan reconnects to the world amid lingering questions over the blackout

Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline

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

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

Restrictions on women’s clothing and employment continue to intensify

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.

‘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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“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…