Afghanistan Times

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 …

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 …