Taliban Ban Male Tailors from Sewing Women’s Clothes in Kandahar

Afghan Journalist Salma Niazi Wins One Young World Journalist of the Year and Lyra McKee Award for Bravery

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...

‘We Slept Under the Rain’: Thousands Homeless After Deadly Kunar Earthquake

Death Toll from Kunar Earthquake Rises to 2,205, Taliban Say

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing 1,411 people in Kunar province, injuring more than 3,100, and destroying over 5,400 homes.

Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Passes 1,100

The U.S., U.K., Russia, Egypt, UAE, Bangladesh, Qatar, Syria, Saudi Arabia, UN, EU, Japan, Turkey, India, Pakistan and Iran expressed condolences. Britain and Russia pledged aid, Egypt’s Al-Azhar voiced solidarity, and other states issued sympathy messages.

Women Injured in the Earthquake: Concerns They May Receive Treatment Later Than Men, Say Women’s Rights Activists Read more: theafghantimes.com/powerful-ear...

Powerful Earthquake Devastates Eastern Afghanistan, Hundreds Killed in Kunar Province

Taliban Ban Poets From Writing About Love, Friendship Between Boys and Girls

In Nimroz Province, Children Forced into Hard Labor to Support Drug-Addicted Fathers

More than 3,500 Children in Khost Work in Brick Kilns

Under Taliban rule, one woman’s workshop helps 60 widows and orphans rebuild their lives

With schools closed and training for women halted, public health facilities across southern Afghanistan face collapse.

A 45-year-old man has married a six-year-old girl in Helmand province, according to local sources.

“They won’t let us work outside—now they’re closing our homes too.” In Kandahar, women’s home-based businesses are collapsing under Taliban restrictions.

The Hands That Should Hold Books

The institutionalized denial of universal human rights drives the growth of child labour #EndChildLabour #ILC2025 @iloactrav.bsky.social @ipes-food.org @grain.org iufap.org/2025/06/01/t...

NEW Special REPORT: Child Labour in Taliban’s Afghanistan Stories of stolen childhoods, forced labour & survival — told by Afghan women journalists. @iufasia-pacific.bsky.social Read it now:

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

In southern Afghanistan, women are forced into car trunks—exposing a deeply rooted system that erases them from public life.

Taliban Arrest Children in Ghazni, Accuse Them of Selling Hair and Theft Rights groups condemn arbitrary detention of minors amid rising abuse of power by Taliban authorities.

Premature Births Double in Central-Southern Afghanistan Amid Alarming Rise in Child Marriages

How Aid Cuts Are Fueling a Malnutrition Crisis in Afghanistan: What You Need to Know

Real lives: We used to dance in weddings. Now, we dance in silence.

Real lives: My Sister Taught Girls in Secret — They Took Her Away

In Afghanistan, over 7,000 schools have no buildings, and more than 2.2 million girls are banned from learning. In this context, even a dirt-floor classroom becomes a sanctuary of resistance—where every raised hand defies erasure.

Afghanistan's exiled women cricketers received a major boost on Sunday with the game's governing body announcing a fund and task force to support them.

Real lives: When the Taliban searched my phone, they found a photo of my wife on the wallpaper. It was a simple image, a personal one. But to them, it was a threat. Without hesitation, they destroyed my phone.

In Pictures: The Daily Struggles of Life in Afghanistan

Children at Risk: Afghan Families Deported from Pakistan “We played cricket in Pakistan. Here, we search for trash to sell." – Nazir, 13 Watch: theafghantimes.com/watch-childr...

Opinion: Pakistan’s Afghan Deportations Are a Moral and Humanitarian Disaster

The Afghan Times has been longlisted for the Press Freedom Award, and @salmaniazi.bsky.social has been longlisted for the Journalist of the Year Award by @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Congratulations the team! #OWMAwards2025 Read more here:

Baghlan’s Women Turn Challenges Into Opportunity—But Won’t Stop Fighting for Education

Kabiri, along with fellow activists, organized protests in cities across Afghanistan, including Kabul, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Takhar, Badakhshan, and Kunduz. These demonstrations aimed to draw international attention to the harsh realities Afghan women face.

In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Adila Akhlaqi, a passionate young woman from Kabul, Afghanistan, who refuses to let oppression silence her dreams. 🎧Listen now

Nearly 8,000 children in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province are trapped in brutal labor, making bricks instead of building their futures. Among them is 7-year-old Zainab, who dreams of school but spends her days in a kiln. This must change.

Nazifa dedicated 23 years of her life to serving in Afghanistan’s Finance Department. Today, she and thousands of other retired women are struggling to survive without their rightful pensions.

The closure of midwifery and semi-medical training centers has shattered dreams and endangered lives. With women barred from education, Afghanistan’s healthcare system faces an alarming crisis. Read the full story: theafghantimes.com/dreams-denie...

Afghan Women Protest in Islamabad on #InternationalWomensDay They didn’t gather to celebrate—they gathered to fight for survival.

“When the Taliban took over in August 2021, we couldn’t stay silent,” Samia said. “We marched in the streets, demanding our basic rights—the right to education, to work, to live freely. But our peaceful protests were met with unimaginable violence.”

On this International Women’s Day, TAT and @iufap have launched a powerful new special edition, Locked Room: Afghan Women’s Voices, to mark the occasion. It’s now available online for download: theafghantimes.com/the-afghan-t...

On this International Women’s Day, we asked Afghan women: “What do you want the world to know?” Six brave Afghan women share their truths—a testament to their enduring resilience, a call for recognition of their plight, and a beacon of hope for change.

The closure of midwifery and semi-medical training centers has shattered dreams and endangered lives. With women barred from education, Afghanistan’s healthcare system faces an alarming crisis.

In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Sinah Sadat, a determined young woman from Afghanistan, as she shares her journey from student to refugee. 📢 Listen now

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].

In this episode of The Afghan Times Podcast, we welcome Fariha Istalifi, a young Afghan woman who has faced immense challenges but refuses to give up. 📢 Listen now & stand with Afghan women!

A 24-year-old Afghan Asylum Seeker awaiting resettlement in Canada has died by suicide in Islamabad, as delays in immigration processing and Pakistan’s recent threats of deportation add to growing anxiety among asylum seekers.

Open Mic: Ep 10 with Simin Nadeem – The Afghan Times Podcast “My message to Afghan women and girls is simple; Never lose hope, keep learning, keep moving forward.” Said Simin Nadeem. Listen to her: