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Afghan Children Will Die Due To US Funding Cuts, Aid Official Says

Afghan Children Will Die Due To US Funding Cuts, Aid Official Says

Action Against Hunger initially stopped all U.S.-funded activities in March after the money dried up suddenly

16 April 2025 2:22 AM

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan; Tremors Felt In North India

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan; Tremors Felt In North...

This seismic event is the latest in a series of tremors that have rattled several regions across Asia in recent days

16 April 2025 1:17 AM

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle...

The Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws last August covering many aspects everyday life in Afghanistan, including...

10 April 2025 10:43 AM

Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

Hibatullah Akhundzada made the comments in a sermon marking the Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Fitr

31 March 2025 4:13 AM

Twin earthquakes of over 4 magnitude hit northern Afghanistan

Twin earthquakes of over 4 magnitude hit northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan jolted by two back-to-back quakes; epicentre 280 km from Kabul, no casualties reported

29 March 2025 8:51 AM

UNICEF calls on Taliban to lift ban on girls education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

UNICEF calls on Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school...

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female secondary and higher education, with the Taliban...

22 March 2025 3:30 AM

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their...

Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the dignity, honor, and legal rights of women were a priority for the...

8 March 2025 10:22 AM

Fact Check: Edited image falsely shows Afghanistan team member holding Indian flag

Fact Check: Edited image falsely shows Afghanistan team member holding...

The original video on Hotstar shows the Afghanistan team member empty-handed

28 Feb 2025 4:24 PM

Afghanistans female cricketers reunite for match after 3 years in exile

Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for match after 3 years in...

Melbourne: Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied...

29 Jan 2025 5:37 AM

Taliban say India is a significant regional partner after meeting

Taliban say India is a significant regional partner after meeting

KABUL: The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting...

9 Jan 2025 7:21 AM

Afghanistan bans NGOs employing women, enforces window restrictions

Afghanistan bans NGOs employing women, enforces window restrictions

The Taliban have announced that they will shut down all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in...

30 Dec 2024 10:30 AM

Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes

Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes

Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for...

28 Dec 2024 11:22 AM