The cease-fire went into effect on Wednesday, hours after 12 Afghan people died and 100 others were injured in fighting along the two countries’ border.
Category: Afghanistan
Overnight Violence Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict
Isolated confrontations have intensified over the past week into the sharpest escalation of violence between the two countries in years.
Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.
Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.
Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.
Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.
Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Enters 3rd Day
Banking services have stopped, planes are grounded and aid distribution has been halted. The scope of the blackout is rare, even for a government that has increasingly rolled back freedoms.
U.S. Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban
The path to any agreement is complex for several reasons, including the Taliban’s demand that a man accused of being a Qaeda operative be released from Guantánamo Bay.
Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say
The nationwide blackout came two weeks after the Taliban shut down the internet in half a dozen provinces, saying they wanted to prevent “immoral acts.”
Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison
The move comes as the country seeks to break the international isolation it has faced since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities
More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.
Taliban Releases British Couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, Detained for Months in Afghanistan
Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 80 and 76, ran a training program in Afghanistan. They chose to remain after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan
Some provincial officials said the country’s leader instructed them to switch off Wi-Fi in their area to limit the “misuse of the internet” and diffusion of “immoral acts.”
After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.
After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In
Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.
After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In
Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.
Searching the Rubble After Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquake
Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.
What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan
Hundreds of people were killed, according to the Taliban government, and the death toll was expected to rise.
Hundreds Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 1,300 people, the authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.
Many Feared Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
The quake, near Jalalabad in the nation’s east, left at least 250 people dead and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan
Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.
The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan
Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.
Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts
Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.
As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.
Afghan Women and Girls Deported From Iran Fear Returning to Afghanistan
“Get ready to cope” was the message from an aid worker to women returning to Taliban rule in Afghanistan after their expulsion from Iran.
I.C.C. Seeks Arrests of Taliban Leaders Over Persecution of Women
The arrest warrants, for Afghanistan’s leader and its top justice official, say the restrictions on women and girls are evidence of crimes against humanity.
Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, a desperately poor country, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June.
Russia Becomes First Country to Recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban Government
Afghanistan has remained largely isolated since the Taliban seized power nearly four years ago, despite subtle signs of increased cooperation with countries like China and India.
In War-Torn Nations, Trump’s Travel Ban Brings a New Hardship
For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States.
Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.
India vs. Pakistan Is Also U.S. vs. China When It Comes to Arms Sales
Increasing Western military support to India, and China’s to Pakistan, signals a shift in global alignments — and another potential flashpoint for international tensions.
Families Are Split as Pakistan Deports Thousands of Afghan Refugees
Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.
Pakistan Says It Killed 54 Militants Trying to Enter From Afghanistan
The Pakistani military is under strain on several fronts as it also faces the possibility of armed conflict with India.
