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The Afghan Times and IUF Asia/Pacific Launch Special Report on Afghan Women’s Struggles - The Afghan Times
The Afghan Times & IUF Asia/Pacific International Women’s Day special report is now online and available for download. To get a printed copy, please contact us at [email protected] The ...
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The Afghan Times and @iufasia-pacific.bsky.social, has launched a powerful new special edition, Locked Room: Afghan Women’s Voices, to mark International Women’s Day.
It’s now online and available for download. To get a printed copy, please contact us at [email protected].
It’s now online and available for download. To get a printed copy, please contact us at [email protected].
TOLOnews reports that two of its journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, have been detained in Kabul.
Security officials told the newsroom that more details will be shared after the relevant legal procedures are completed, TOLOnews added.
Security officials told the newsroom that more details will be shared after the relevant legal procedures are completed, TOLOnews added.
May 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
TOLOnews reports that two of its journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, have been detained in Kabul.
Security officials told the newsroom that more details will be shared after the relevant legal procedures are completed, TOLOnews added.
Security officials told the newsroom that more details will be shared after the relevant legal procedures are completed, TOLOnews added.
The co-founder of the Afghan Times, Salma Niazi, has become the first Afghan to win the top prize in the “Young Reporters Writing” category at the AIPS 2025 Sport Media Awards, which honour the “world’s finest sports journalists”.
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April 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM
The co-founder of the Afghan Times, Salma Niazi, has become the first Afghan to win the top prize in the “Young Reporters Writing” category at the AIPS 2025 Sport Media Awards, which honour the “world’s finest sports journalists”.
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With homes destroyed and no shelter, villagers in Gurbuz District face cold nights, hunger, and fear as cross-border attacks continue.
Pakistan Shelling Forces Families in Khost to Flee to Caves - The Afghan Times
On cold Friday night in Gurbuz District of Khost province, eight-year-old Ahmad sits quietly inside a dark cave, holding his younger sister close. Just days ago, they were in their home. Now, the cave...
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April 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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
Girl Injured in Pakistani Shelling in Kunar Dies - The Afghan Times
A 9-year-old girl Baharat who was critically injured during Pakistani military shelling in Asadabad, Kunar province, on Saturday has died from her wounds, her family confirmed on Wednesday. She was se...
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April 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Girl Injured in Pakistani Shelling in Kunar Dies
Peace Talks in Islamabad, Bloodshed in Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Double Game
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March 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Peace Talks in Islamabad, Bloodshed in Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Double Game
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Pakistani Military Attack on Asadabad, Kunar: 1 Killed, more than 15 Injured
Many of the injured are women and children, officials say
Many of the injured are women and children, officials say
March 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Pakistani Military Attack on Asadabad, Kunar: 1 Killed, more than 15 Injured
Many of the injured are women and children, officials say
Many of the injured are women and children, officials say
Pakistani Military Attack on Asadabad, Kunar: 1 Killed, 15 Injured
Pakistani Military Attack on Asadabad, Kunar: 1 Killed, 15 Injured - The Afghan Times
A reported Pakistani military strike hit Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province, on Sunday afternoon, killing one person and injuring 15 others, according to local officials. Muzaffar Mukhlis, head o...
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March 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Pakistani Military Attack on Asadabad, Kunar: 1 Killed, 15 Injured
U.S. sanctions, decades of war, and the climate crisis are taking a devastating toll on mental health in Afghanistan.
“I feel isolated, I have lost my patience. Unemployment has affected my mental health,” Palwasha (a pseudonym) tells Truthdig and The Afghan Times.
“I feel isolated, I have lost my patience. Unemployment has affected my mental health,” Palwasha (a pseudonym) tells Truthdig and The Afghan Times.
U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflicting a Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan - The Afghan Times
The street market in the Afghan border town of Torkham in Nangrahar province has “gone silent.” Anxiety about the future is rising as trade halts and incomes dry up, a local shopkeeper tells Truthdig ...
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March 25, 2026 at 12:22 PM
U.S. sanctions, decades of war, and the climate crisis are taking a devastating toll on mental health in Afghanistan.
“I feel isolated, I have lost my patience. Unemployment has affected my mental health,” Palwasha (a pseudonym) tells Truthdig and The Afghan Times.
“I feel isolated, I have lost my patience. Unemployment has affected my mental health,” Palwasha (a pseudonym) tells Truthdig and The Afghan Times.
Saeedullah Safi: The Silence of Afghan Girls’ Classrooms Enters Its Fifth Year
Five Years of Silence, 1,645 Days of Denial: Afghan Girls Still Barred from Classrooms
Five Years of Silence, 1,645 Days of Denial: Afghan Girls Still Barred from Classrooms
The Silence of Afghan Girls’ Classrooms Enters Its Fifth Year - The Afghan Times
Yesterday, on 20 March 2026, Afghanistan celebrated Nowruz, its New Year—a day traditionally filled with hope, renewal, and new beginnings. Today, 21 March, the country observes Farmer’s Day, honoring...
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March 21, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Saeedullah Safi: The Silence of Afghan Girls’ Classrooms Enters Its Fifth Year
Five Years of Silence, 1,645 Days of Denial: Afghan Girls Still Barred from Classrooms
Five Years of Silence, 1,645 Days of Denial: Afghan Girls Still Barred from Classrooms
“400 Killed”: Families Search Ruins After Pakistani Strike on Kabul Hospital
“400 Killed”: Families Search Ruins After Pakistani Strike on Kabul Hospital - The Afghan Times
The smell of smoke still lingers in the air as men move silently through the rubble, lifting broken concrete with bare hands. Every few seconds, someone calls out a name. No one answers. Outside what ...
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March 17, 2026 at 10:58 AM
“400 Killed”: Families Search Ruins After Pakistani Strike on Kabul Hospital
Death toll rises to 400 after a Pakistani airstrike hit Kabul’s Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital late Monday evening, Taliban officials say
March 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Death toll rises to 400 after a Pakistani airstrike hit Kabul’s Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital late Monday evening, Taliban officials say
Death Toll Rises to 400 After Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Addiction Hospital, Taliban Say
Death Toll Rises to 400 After Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Addiction Hospital, Taliban Say - The Afghan Times
The death toll has risen sharply after a Pakistani airstrike struck a major drug addiction treatment hospital in Kabul late Monday evening, according to Taliban officials. Hamdullah Fitrat said the Pa...
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March 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Death Toll Rises to 400 After Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Addiction Hospital, Taliban Say
First Update: Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Drug Treatment Center Kills at Least 250, Toll Likely Higher
First Update: Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Drug Treatment Center Kills at Least 250, Toll Likely Higher - The Afghan Times
Rescue operations are ongoing at a 1,000-bed drug treatment center in Kabul after it was hit by a Pakistani military airstrike Monday evening, local media report. Preliminary reports indicate that at ...
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March 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
First Update: Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Drug Treatment Center Kills at Least 250, Toll Likely Higher
Pakistani Shelling Kills Civilians, Damages Homes in Eastern Afghanistan
Pakistani Shelling Kills Civilians, Damages Homes in Eastern Afghanistan - The Afghan Times
Pakistani forces carried out artillery attacks in eastern Afghanistan that killed civilians and damaged residential homes, according to Taliban officials and local media reports. Hamdullah Fitrat said...
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March 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Pakistani Shelling Kills Civilians, Damages Homes in Eastern Afghanistan
Pakistani Airstrikes Damage Hospital in Kandahar, Taliban Say
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March 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Pakistani Airstrikes Damage Hospital in Kandahar, Taliban Say
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Pakistani Artillery Shelling Damages Boys’ High School in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province
Pakistani Artillery Shelling Damages Boys’ High School in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province - The Afghan Times
A boys’ high school building in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province has been severely damaged after artillery shelling reportedly carried out by Pakistani forces, according to a local official. Ziaur...
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March 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Pakistani Artillery Shelling Damages Boys’ High School in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province
Bombs Over Homes: Afghan Civilians Paying the Price for Pakistan’s Airstrikes
Bombs Over Homes: Afghan Civilians Paying the Price for Pakistan’s Airstrikes - The Afghan Times
When bombs fall on homes instead of battlefields, the victims are not Taliban. They are families. Mothers. Children. The latest Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s major cities, including Kabul and ...
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March 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Bombs Over Homes: Afghan Civilians Paying the Price for Pakistan’s Airstrikes
UNAMA confirms civilian casualties in Kabul as women and children among victims; strikes also hit Kandahar airport amid escalating cross-border tensions
Deadly Pakistani Airstrikes Hit Kabul and Kandahar, Civilians Killed - The Afghan Times
Pakistani airstrikes struck key Afghan cities early Friday, killing civilians in the capital and hitting infrastructure in southern Afghanistan, officials and the United Nations said. The United Natio...
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March 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
UNAMA confirms civilian casualties in Kabul as women and children among victims; strikes also hit Kandahar airport amid escalating cross-border tensions
Last night, Pakistani airstrikes targeted a home in Paktika province. The attack killed three civilians, including two children, and left eight others injured, including women and children.
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February 27, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Last night, Pakistani airstrikes targeted a home in Paktika province. The attack killed three civilians, including two children, and left eight others injured, including women and children.
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Taliban Says 55 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Cross-Border Retaliation After Deadly Airstrikes
Taliban Says 55 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Cross-Border Retaliation After Deadly Airstrikes - The Afghan Times
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Wednesday they carried out major retaliatory attacks against Pakistani military positions across the Durand Line, saying 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed, as te...
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February 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Taliban Says 55 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Cross-Border Retaliation After Deadly Airstrikes
GENEVA — Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, told the UN Human Rights Council the world must not normalize the Taliban’s violations of women’s and girls’ rights, warning it would erode fundamental freedoms and weaken global gender equality commitments.
February 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
GENEVA — Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, told the UN Human Rights Council the world must not normalize the Taliban’s violations of women’s and girls’ rights, warning it would erode fundamental freedoms and weaken global gender equality commitments.
Eight School Students Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan
Eight School Students Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan - The Afghan Times
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, under the control of the Taliban government, says eight school students were killed and one madrasa student was wounded in Pakistani airstrikes carried out overnig...
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February 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Eight School Students Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan
17 Civilians, Including 11 Children, Killed in Pakistani Airstrike on Home in Nangarhar
17 Civilians, Including 11 Children, Killed in Pakistani Airstrike on Home in Nangarhar - The Afghan Times
At least 17 civilians, including 11 children, were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a farmer’s home in the Behsood district of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban authorities reported...
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February 22, 2026 at 6:32 AM
17 Civilians, Including 11 Children, Killed in Pakistani Airstrike on Home in Nangarhar
23 Family Members Trapped Under Rubble After Pakistani Airstrikes in Nangarhar
23 Family Members Trapped Under Rubble After Pakistani Airstrikes in Nangarhar - The Afghan Times
23 members of a single family were trapped under rubble following Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, with four recovered so far and the remaining still missing. The strikes took place at aro...
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February 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
23 Family Members Trapped Under Rubble After Pakistani Airstrikes in Nangarhar