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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 info@theafghantimes.com.
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 info@theafghantimes.com.Download The ...
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Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Entering UN Premises Reaches Three Months
Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Entering UN Premises Reaches Three Months - The Afghan Times
Three months have passed since the Taliban imposed sweeping restrictions barring Afghan women staff and contractors from entering all United Nations premises across Afghanistan, the UN Women says. In ...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Taliban Detain 70-Year-Old TikTok User Over Alleged ‘Un-Islamic’ Content
Taliban Detain 70-Year-Old TikTok User Over Alleged ‘Un-Islamic’ Content
The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice says it has detained a 70-year-old TikTok user known online as “Malak Akbar.” Saiful Islam Khyber, the ministry’s spokes...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Vaccine Hesitancy Leaves Thousands of Children in Uruzgan at Risk
Vaccine Hesitancy Leaves Thousands of Children in Uruzgan at Risk - The Afghan Times
Despite continued support from international organizations and repeated vaccination campaigns against polio, measles, pertussis, and other deadly diseases, many children in Uruzgan remain unvaccinated...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Following a shooting near the White House, Washington suspends all Afghan immigration and resettlement applications indefinitely, leaving thousands stranded abroad.
Afghan Refugees’ “Last Path to Safety” Closed as U.S. Freezes Visas - The Afghan Times
Thousands of Afghan nationals who fled the country after the Taliban takeover are now facing uncertainty after the U.S. government announced an indefinite suspension of all visa and immigration applic...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Explainer: Ashraf Ghani Breaks Silence as Pakistan–Taliban Tensions Escalate

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani issues two detailed statements calling for national consensus and warning against new cycles of internal conflict.
Ashraf Ghani Breaks Silence as Pakistan–Taliban Tensions Escalate - The Afghan Times
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has re-entered the public conversation with two lengthy statements posted on Facebook on 20 November and 27 November 2025, addressing what he describes as a critic...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media
Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media - The Afghan Times
In the southern provinces—Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Uruzgan—the presence of female journalists has fallen to zero. No woman is currently employed in any media institution across these provinces. M...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting - The Afghan Times
One afternoon in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, 20-year-old Maryam slips through the alleyways with a notebook hidden beneath her scarf. She is heading to what looks like an ordinary home, but inside, ...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future
‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future - The Afghan Times
Haji Abdullah from Gereshk district in Helmand, who returned from Pakistan about 18 months ago, says his children have been unable to continue their education since coming back. “In Pakistan, all the ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika
Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika - The Afghan Times
The Afghanistan Sports Journalists Federation (ASJF) has “strongly” condemned what it described as a “cowardly and unlawful” airstrike by Pakistan’s military regime in Paktika Province, which reported...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Eight Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika
Eight Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika - The Afghan Times
Sources within the Afghanistan Cricket Board told The Afghan Times that eight local-level cricket players were killed and four others injured in Pakistani military airstrikes on Paktika province. Acco...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities
Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities - The Afghan Times
The Taliban have introduced yet another restriction on Afghan women, this time banning them from washing clothes, carpets, and household items at public water sources such as canals, ponds, and reserv...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
✍️ Opinion | Digital censorship is erasing Afghan women’s access to education — both in classrooms and online. But Afghan girls are resisting, finding new ways to learn and connect.

🔗 Read the full opinion piece on our website

#Afghanistan #WomensVoices #DigitalRights #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Afghanistan reconnects to the world amid lingering questions over the blackout
Internet, Mobile Services Restored After 48-Hour Shutdown - The Afghan Times
After a sudden, nationwide communications blackout, internet and mobile services have been restored across Afghanistan, heralding a cautious return to connectivity for millions of people. When the bla...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline
Taliban Cuts Internet Nationwide, Silencing Afghanistan’s Digital Lifeline - The Afghan Times
Afghanistan has entered a near-total communications blackout after Taliban authorities expanded restrictions on internet access, plunging the country further into isolation. Reports from internet moni...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar
Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar - The Afghan Times
Local sources in Kandahar province report that the Taliban have prohibited male tailors in the provincial capital from sewing clothes for women, both in shops and private homes. According to one sourc...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Afghan Journalist Salma Niazi Wins One Young World Journalist of the Year and Lyra McKee Award for Bravery
Afghan Journalist Salma Niazi Wins One Young World Journalist of the Year and Lyra McKee Award for Bravery - The Afghan Times
Afghan journalist Salma Niazi has been named one of the winners of the One Young World Journalist of the Year 2025 award, in recognition of her fearless reporting and dedication to amplifying the voic...
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September 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Salma Niazi, the founder & Editor-in-Chief of @theafghantimes.com won the prestigious The One Young World Journalist of the Year Award recognising 3 of the world's most promising journalists. Congratulations! #CourageSolidarityHope

www.oneyoungworld.com/JOTY-2025-Wi...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
‘We Slept Under the Rain’: Thousands Homeless After Deadly Kunar Earthquake
‘We Slept Under the Rain’: Thousands Homeless After Deadly Kunar Earthquake - The Afghan Times
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, centered in Nurgal District, Kunar Province, causing widespread destruction across Kunar and parts of Nangarhar provinces. The tremor, f...
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September 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing 1,411 people in Kunar province, injuring more than 3,100, and destroying over 5,400 homes.
Death Toll in Kunar Earthquake Reaches Over 1,400 - The Afghan Times
A powerful earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, devastating multiple districts in Kunar province. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid reported that the disaster has claimed the lives of 1,411 p...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM