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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.

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.

Girl Injured in Pakistani Shelling in Kunar Dies

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, 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.

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

“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

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

Pakistani Shelling Kills Civilians, Damages Homes in Eastern Afghanistan

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

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

LIVE: Afghanistan-Pakistan: Deadly Cross-Border Clashes Intensify #Afghanistan #Pakistan #Taliban

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

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

17 Civilians, Including 11 Children, Killed in Pakistani Airstrike on Home in Nangarhar

23 Family Members Trapped Under Rubble After Pakistani Airstrikes in Nangarhar

Afghan Singer Who Once Fled Taliban Now Publicly Supports Their Rule

Rashid Khan on Women’s Cricket: “I Definitely Want to See Anyone Represent Afghanistan”

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

Two Killed in Separate Traffic Incidents in Nangarhar Province

Afghan cyclists were denied airport entry in Saudi Arabia despite holding valid visas for the Asian Road Cycling Championships

13-Year-Old Afghan Girl Detained for Working in Boys’ Clothes Under Taliban Rule Video From Ghor Province Shows Orphaned Girl Detained by Taliban While Dressed as a Boy — A Stark Portrait of Women’s Survival Under Gender Bans

“We Will Never Recognise the Taliban,” Says Spain Foreign Minister

“A Country at a Crossroads”: UN Deputy Envoy Warns Afghanistan Is Sliding Deeper Into Crisis

Taliban Destroy 657 Musical Instruments in Nangarhar

Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Entering UN Premises Reaches Three Months

Taliban Execute Man in Public Gathering in Khost province

Taliban Detain 70-Year-Old TikTok User Over Alleged ‘Un-Islamic’ Content

Vaccine Hesitancy Leaves Thousands of Children in Uruzgan at Risk

Following a shooting near the White House, Washington suspends all Afghan immigration and resettlement applications indefinitely, leaving thousands stranded abroad.

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.

Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media

Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan

Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting

‘There Is No School Here’: Returnee Families in Helmand Fear for Their Children’s Future

Afghan Sports Journalists Condemn Pakistani Airstrike That Killed Local Cricketers in Paktika

ACB Condemns Pakistan Airstrike That Killed Cricketers in Paktika theafghantimes.com/acb-condemns...

Eight Local Cricketers Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Paktika

Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces theafghantimes.com/afghan-journ...

Afghan Journalist Killed, Another Wounded in Reported Cross-Border Fire from Pakistani Forces theafghantimes.com/afghan-journ...

Taliban Imposes New Ban on Women’s Traditional Household Activities