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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 800, Injures 2,500

Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 800, Injures 2,500

The earthquake struck just before midnight, shaking buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan's capital Islamabad

1 Sept 2025 11:04 AM IST

Afghan Women Seek Online Courses Following Talibans Ban on Education

Afghan Women Seek Online Courses Following Taliban's Ban on Education

Pushed by necessity, she went online. And there, she found hope: a free computer coding course for women in Afghanistan....

6 Aug 2025 11:08 AM IST

Efforts to Release British Couple From Afghan Prison Not Complete: Taliban

Efforts to Release British Couple From Afghan Prison Not Complete:...

The husband and wife run an organization that provides education and training programs. Family members in the U.K. have...

23 July 2025 3:23 PM IST

Taliban Refuses Arresting, Monitoring Afghans After UK Data Leak

Taliban Refuses Arresting, Monitoring Afghans After UK Data Leak

UK Defence Minister John Healey said the leak was not revealed because of the risk that the Taliban authorities would...

17 July 2025 3:48 PM IST

Afghans Both Hopeful, Disappointed After Talibans Recognition by Russia

Afghans Both Hopeful, Disappointed After Taliban's Recognition by...

In a country where dissent and protest is tightly controlled, some Kabul residents were afraid to openly criticise the...

5 July 2025 1:06 PM IST

Cockfighting Thrives in Kabuls Shadows

Cockfighting Thrives in Kabul's Shadows

Despite Taliban bans, the bloody underground sport remains a desperate escape and deadly obsession in Afghanistan’s...

1 July 2025 11:12 AM IST

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 7:52 AM IST

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 6:47 AM IST

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 4:13 PM IST

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 9:43 AM IST

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 2:21 PM IST

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 9:00 AM IST