Afghanistan Times

KABUL — In a striking statement on Monday, Deputy Minister of Public Health Bakht Rahman Sharafat told TOLOnews that the suspension of international aid has had no significant impact on Afghanistan’s healthcare system, branding most foreign assistance as “largely symbolic.” Sharafat made the comments during the inauguration of a newly …

KANDAHAR — In a rare and defiant public statement, Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has strongly defended the use of public executions, calling them a necessary part of Islamic governance, just days after four men were shot dead in sports stadiums across Afghanistan. The four executions on Friday — carried …

KABUL — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Afghanistan and Cameroon will be terminated in the coming months. The decision affects approximately 14,600 Afghans and 7,900 Cameroonians currently residing in the United States under the humanitarian protection program. According …

KABUL — The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at blocking American tax dollars from reaching the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), seeks to ensure that no financial or material assistance from the U.S. ends up in Taliban …

KABUL – Claims circulating on social media that the Taliban government has ceded control of Bagram Air Base to the United States are unfounded, according to both US and Taliban officials. The strategic military site, once the largest US base in Afghanistan, remains under Taliban control. Speculation erupted following an …

KABUL – Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is once again under fire following a damning new report from the United Nations, revealing intensified morality policing targeting Afghan citizens—particularly men and small business owners—over personal appearance and religious observance. According to the UN Assistance Mission …

KABUL — Iran and Afghanistan convened a joint technical meeting in Kabul on Thursday to accelerate the implementation of a comprehensive bilateral economic agreement aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties. According to a statement from the Economic Affairs Office of the Taliban-led Afghan government, the session was held at …

KABUL — Vermont Senator Peter Welch delivered a scathing speech on the Senate floor Friday, accusing the U.S. government of abandoning thousands of Afghan refugees due to a combination of executive inaction and funding cuts. He pointed to a Trump-era executive order that suspended refugee admissions and slashed USAID assistance, …

KABUL — Four men were publicly executed across three provinces in Afghanistan on Friday, marking the highest number of executions carried out in a single day since the Taliban regained control in 2021, the country’s Supreme Court confirmed. The executions took place in sports stadiums in Badghis, Nimroz, and Farah …

KABUL – The United States has reversed a series of cuts to emergency food aid programs in several nations, but Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest and most war-ravaged countries, remain excluded from the restoration. This decision comes after a wave of abrupt cancellations of U.S. foreign aid …