Afghanistan Times

KABUL – The Taliban says the case of a British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan will “soon be resolved,” calling the charges against them a “small matter,” as concerns mount over their detention conditions and lack of transparency. Peter and Barbie Reynolds, a married couple in their 70s, were arrested in …

KABUL – Amnesty International has launched a powerful new campaign, #UndoTheDeadline, calling for an immediate halt to the deportation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan. The campaign, launched today, comes amid fresh crackdowns by Pakistani authorities on undocumented Afghans, including registered refugees and asylum seekers. To mark the initiative, Amnesty released …

KABUL – The Afghan interim government, led by the Taliban, on Tuesday urged the United Nations and international humanitarian organisations to ensure the “dignified return” of Afghan refugees being deported from Pakistan, as Islamabad enters the second phase of its repatriation campaign. In a press release issued from the Presidential …

KABUL — The Trump administration has abruptly cut U.S. funding for United Nations World Food Program (WFP) operations in Afghanistan, sparking urgent warnings from aid agencies and fears of widespread suffering in a country already reeling from poverty, conflict, and climate-induced food insecurity. According to documents reviewed by CNN and …

KABUL – The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning on World Health Day, declaring that Afghanistan is now grappling with the worst child malnutrition crisis in its history. In a message posted Monday on its official X account, formerly known as Twitter, the UN food agency revealed …

KABUL — The Taliban has reportedly handed over Afghanistan’s strategically critical Bagram Air Base to the United States, signaling what could be the beginning of a renewed American presence in the region. Citing Medium, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported that a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft recently landed at …

KABUL — A group of United Nations human rights experts has issued an urgent appeal to Pakistan, demanding an immediate halt to the mass deportations of Afghan nationals. The experts warn that the ongoing expulsions pose an imminent threat to the lives and freedoms of millions — particularly women and …

KABUL — The United States’ recent decision to suspend a visa program for Afghans who worked with American forces has sparked international criticism, with analysts calling it a continuation of a wider trend of U.S. withdrawal from global responsibilities that began under former President Donald Trump. The visa program, which …

KABUL — A 79-year-old British man held by the Taliban in a maximum-security prison in Kabul has described harrowing conditions behind bars, saying he is living in “the nearest thing to hell I can imagine,” and expressing deep concern for the wellbeing of his wife, who is also imprisoned. Peter …

KABUL – Afghanistan’s already fragile healthcare system is edging toward collapse following sweeping foreign aid cuts and the abrupt closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which once supplied over 40 percent of humanitarian funding to the country. With critical support drying up, the World Health Organization (WHO) …