Afghanistan Times

KABUL – The Taliban has said the recent arrest of a British couple in Afghanistan was due to a “misunderstanding” over their Afghan passports. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were detained by the Taliban’s interior ministry on 1 February. The reason for their arrests was initially unclear, …

KABUL – Brazil has announced a landmark initiative to provide financial aid, housing, and integration support to vulnerable Afghans fleeing conflict and instability. Starting in March 2024, the program, a collaboration between Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the international humanitarian NGO Panahgah, will offer comprehensive assistance to …

KABUL – An elderly British couple, Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have been detained by the Taliban for over 20 days after being arrested on February 1 in the central Afghan city of Bamiyan. The couple, who have been running training projects for mothers and children in …

KABUL – Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to help eliminate polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. The funding, initially pledged in April 2024, aims to eradicate wild polio in the two countries—where the disease …

KABUL – Radio Begum, Afghanistan’s women-led radio station, is set to return to the airwaves after the Taliban reversed its suspension, which was imposed over alleged ties to an overseas TV channel. The station, which first launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, has been a rare platform for …

KABUL – US President Donald Trump has said that if Afghanistan wants continued aid from the United States, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) must return American military equipment left behind during the 2021 troop withdrawal. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, Trump expressed frustration over …

KABUL – Trade and travel between Pakistan and Afghanistan have ground to a halt as the Torkham border crossing remained closed on Saturday, following escalating tensions between the two nations. The key transit point, which serves as a vital link between the two countries, was shut down amid rising hostilities …

Dr. Aniruddha Babar, Academician and Independent Researcher. Director, "Project Constitutional Justice- A People's Initiative", Tuensang, State of Nagaland, India.

KABUL – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), once a key player in Afghanistan’s development during the Cold War, is now facing allegations of inadvertently funding the country’s booming opium trade, which has enriched the Taliban and fueled global heroin production. A recent White House report has revealed …

KABUL – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers announced Thursday that they are withdrawing the country from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), declaring the previous government’s decision to join the Hague-based court in 2003 as “unlawful.” The move comes weeks after ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for …