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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…

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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…

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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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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…

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Women
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Pakistan’s Deportation Drive Puts Afghan Women’s Lives at Risk
UN and rights groups condemn expulsions as women and children make up…

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Hidden in the Trunk: How Kandahar Erases Women from Public Life
In southern Afghanistan, women are forced into car trunks—exposing a deeply rooted…

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Women in Baghlan Build Economic Independence Through Skills Training—But Demand Education Rights
Amid Taliban restrictions, resilient Afghan women are carving out livelihoods through employment…

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Thousands of Women Denied Pension Rights Under Taliban Rule, Families Suffer Severe Hardship
A former civil servant, Nazifa, who dedicated 23 years of her life…

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Afghan Women Protest in Islamabad on International Women’s Day, Call to End Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
On International Women’s Day, a group of Afghan women gathered in the…

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Abdul Wahab and Gulsoom: The Price of Survival Amid Food Insecurity
For World Food Day, October 16, 2024, the Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific released a report “Women…

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Afghan Women Face Serious Challenges Amid Flooding
Maqsooda and her daughters now drink as little water as possible during…

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Afghanistan Flash floods leave women struggling to access sanitary products
Women in the flooded provinces do not feel they can talk about…

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Afghanistan has been ranked as the saddest country in the world
On Wednesday, March 20, the Gallup organization published the outcomes of a…

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Education Challenges Persist for Afghan Children in Khost Province
In Babrak Thana, Khost province, Afghan students demonstrate remarkable resilience as they…

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Trapped in Bricks: Thousands of Afghan Children Sacrifice Education for Survival
Amid worsening economic conditions, approximately 8,000 children in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province are…

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Boundaries Beyond the Field: What Cricket Means for Afghan Children
In the shadow of a war-torn land, where bomb craters and sandstorms…

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The Thirst of a Nation: Two Sisters’ Daily Walk for Survival in Afghanistan
In the desolate hills of rural Afghanistan, life revolves around the simplest…

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Open Skies, Closed Doors: The Education Crisis in Afghanistan
As the first light of dawn begins to illuminate the Afghan mountains,…

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A Mother’s Struggle: How Gender Expectations Turned a Happy Marriage into a Life of Hardship in Rural Afghanistan
In a quiet corner of Nangarhar’s Sarh Rud district, Rogal, a 35-year-old…

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Open Mic: Ep 23 with Mahnaz Haidary
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Mahnaz Haidary,…

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Open Mic: Ep 22 with Alina Naseri
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Alina Naseri,…

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Open Mic: Ep 21 with Zainab Noori
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Zainab Noori,…

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Open Mic: Ep 20 with Tawos Nazari
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we are honored to…

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Open Mic: Ep 19 with Zarlasht Naser
In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we are joined by…

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Why Are Children Still Working in Brick Kilns?

Inside Afghanistan’s Brick Kilns: How Poverty, Debt, and a Broken System Are…

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Stolen Childhoods, Silenced Futures

A Special Report on the Rise of Child Labour in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

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