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.
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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”. Read more: theafghantimes.com/women/2026/0...
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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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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Peace Talks in Islamabad, Bloodshed in Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Double Game Read more: theafghantimes.com/saeedullah-s...
Pakistani Military Attack on Asadabad, Kunar: 1 Killed, more than 15 Injured 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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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.
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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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
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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“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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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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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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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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Pakistani Airstrikes Damage Hospital in Kandahar, Taliban Say Read more visit the Afghan times website #afghanistan #pakistan #taliban
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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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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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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LIVE: Afghanistan-Pakistan: Deadly Cross-Border Clashes Intensify #Afghanistan #Pakistan #Taliban
Afghanistan-Pakistan: Deadly Cross-Border Clashes Intensify - 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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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. Live updates: theafghantimes.com/afghanistan/...
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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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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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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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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Afghan Singer Who Once Fled Taliban Now Publicly Supports Their Rule
Afghan Singer Who Once Fled Taliban Now Publicly Supports Their Rule - The Afghan Times
Afghan singer Latif Nangarhari said during a recent TikTok live broadcast that the Taliban system would last for fifty years while criticizing members of Afghanistan’s former republic government. In t...
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Rashid Khan on Women’s Cricket: “I Definitely Want to See Anyone Represent Afghanistan”
Rashid Khan on Women’s Cricket: “I Definitely Want to See Anyone Represent Afghanistan” - The Afghan Times
Ahead of the T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan spoke about the importance of women’s participation in cricket and broader opportunities for all Afghans. He expre...
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Afghan Girls Still Barred From Education After 1,605 Days UNICEF Warns 2.2 Million Girls Denied Schooling, Risks to Health, Early Marriage and National Future
Afghan Girls Still Barred From Education After 1,605 Days - The Afghan Times
It has been around 1,605 days since the Taliban, about one month after taking power in August 2021, issued the order banning girls above grade 6 from continuing their education — a ban that remains fi...
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Two Killed in Separate Traffic Incidents in Nangarhar Province
Two Killed in Separate Traffic Incidents in Nangarhar Province - The Afghan Times
Two people were killed in two separate traffic incidents in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, according to Taliban local authorities. The Taliban-run Nangarhar Media Office sa...
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Afghan cyclists were denied airport entry in Saudi Arabia despite holding valid visas for the Asian Road Cycling Championships
Afghan Cyclists Denied Airport Entry to Asian Championships in Saudi Arabia - The Afghan Times
Afghan cyclists traveling to represent their country at the 2026 Asian Road Cycling Championships in Saudi Arabia were denied entry at the airport, despite holding valid visas. The Afghanistan Cycling...
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