Sources: Taliban fire 90 female literacy teachers in eastern Afghanistan
The teachers were employed under the Directorate of Education and were teaching in adult literacy classes, mostly operating in rural districts of the province, ...
Afghan MMA fighter Farid Basharat wins 14th straight bout in UFC
Basharat earned a unanimous decision victory over Gutiérrez in the fight held in the United States, according to event organizers....
Taliban foreign minister to visit Russia for Moscow-format talks, sources say
The trip is scheduled for Oct. 6 and will include a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed....
UN grants Taliban foreign minister travel exemption for visit to India
The exemption, cleared on Sept. 30 by the Security Council’s sanctions committee on Afghanistan, permits Muttaqi to travel to India from Oct. 9 to 16....
Taliban spokesman denies giving reason for internet outage
The blackout disrupted daily life across the country, halting banking services, grounding flights and cutting communication between families....
Sources: Security in Kandahar appeared tense during blackout
Residents reported an unusual increase in checkpoints across the city, with new armed personnel stationed in parts of the provincial capital....
Sources: Taliban leadership split over internet restoration in Afghanistan
Two sources said the decision to reactivate services in Kabul and other areas was made by the Taliban’s chief minister and minister of telecommunications....
Women breadwinners in Zabul struggle with poverty, lack of support
Neighbors say the family relies on food shared by the community to survive....