Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL – In a recent UN briefing, Roza Otunbayeva, the UN’s representative for Afghanistan, emphasized the importance of the Taliban adhering to “international norms” for the country’s inclusion on the global stage. This is as the lack of progress in addressing human rights issues is a major hurdle …

KABUL – Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities publicly flogged six individuals on Tuesday after convicting them of offenses such as adultery, sodomy, and eloping, highlighting the group’s continued enforcement of harsh corporal punishments. According to the Supreme Court of the Taliban administration, the punishments were carried out in southeastern Khost and northern …

KABUL – Japan has urged the Taliban to uphold human rights during a rare diplomatic meeting in Tokyo, marking the first known visit by senior members of the hard-line Islamist group to Japan since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Toshihide Ando, head of the …

KABUL – The Afghan embassy in Islamabad has warned that Pakistan is preparing to expel all Afghan refugees, amid reports of widespread arrests and forced relocations in the capital and the neighboring city of Rawalpindi. In a statement on Wednesday, the embassy expressed concern over what it described as an …

KABUL – The World Bank has warned that Afghanistan’s economic recovery remains fragile under Taliban rule, citing persistent policy uncertainty, financial isolation, dwindling foreign aid, and strained trade relations with neighboring Pakistan. In its latest report released Monday, the bank highlighted deepening poverty, unemployment, and weak purchasing power as major …

KABUL – A coalition of 17 female foreign ministers has issued a joint statement denouncing the Taliban’s continued assault on the rights of women and girls, following a new edict banning medical training for women. The statement warns that the decision will further endanger millions of Afghan women and children, …

KABUL – Senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for diplomatic talks with Japanese officials, marking their first known visit outside Central Asia and the Middle East since taking power in 2021. The discussions, facilitated by the grant-making organization Nippon Zaidan, are focused on Afghanistan’s political future, human rights issues, …

KABUL – The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to have severe repercussions for millions of vulnerable Afghans who depend on humanitarian aid for survival. Experts warn that the move will not only diminish US soft power but also deepen Afghanistan’s economic collapse, potentially fueling …

KABUL – The Taliban have expressed willingness to cooperate with Germany on the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers in exchange for the restoration of consular services, a spokesperson for the group’s Foreign Ministry said. The offer follows a brutal car attack in Munich last week, in which an Afghan migrant …

KABUL – The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing of a Taliban government ministry in Afghanistan which killed one person and wounded at least three more this week. Violence has waned in Afghanistan since the Taliban surged back to power and ended their insurgency in 2021, but …

Dr. Aniruddha Babar, Academician and Independent Researcher. Director, “Project Constitutional Justice- A People’s Initiative”, Tuensang, State of Nagaland, INDIA AT Kabul: “In the heart of Asia, Afghanistan stands at a crossroads-where tradition shapes law, sovereignty defines power, and the world watches closely. As the nation redefines governance through an Islamic …