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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The return of millions of Afghan nationals to their home country is placing extreme pressure on already struggling communities, with nine in 10 families in areas with high ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Afghanistan: Fragmented Resistance – Analysis
On October 20, 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) fighters targeted a Taliban checkpoint along the Kabul-North Highway, in the Pul-e-Matak area of Chaharikar District in Parwan Province, killing ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Taliban seen patrolling streets of Kabul on rollerblades with AK-47s
The Taliban seems to be taking a move straight out of the “Barbie Movie.” Video uploaded to YouTube and circulating on social media appears to show AK-47-armed Taliban security forces patrolling the ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed
Pakistani fighter jets on Monday struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Pakistani officials described as suspected militant hideouts. Pakistan said 28 militants were killed, while authorities in ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Powerful explosions shake Kabul, with cause and extent of casualties uncertain
Social media posts hint at air strikes by unidentified aircraft while Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of interim Taliban administration, says investigation is under way.
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Social media restrictions and two-day internet shutdown rattle Afghanistan
Airports and banks were forced to shut down. Government employees idled aimlessly in the corridors of their ministries. Teenage girls, barred from attending school, lost much of their access to the ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan
Afghanistan says its forces have killed 28 fighters and captured 32 others, including alleged Islamic State members crossing from Pakistan.
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Afghanistan Needs To Repair Its Economic, Social And Cultural Fabrics – OpEd
Afghanistan has a glorious history and a rich culture whose origin goes beyond the recorded history. The epic Mahabharata mentioned that Afghanistan was part of Gandhara which was ruled by a Hindu ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Internet Shutdown in Afghanistan Threatens Women’s Education and Media Freedom
On September 15, 2025, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada announced the shutdown of fiber-optic internet across Afghanistan. The ban was implemented the next day in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Afghan suffering not a joke: Netflix's Best of the Best Kabul line sparks backlash
A line in Netflix's Best of the Best comparing male attention to the last plane out of Kabul has triggered online criticism. Viewers say the joke turns the trauma of Afghanistan's 2021 evacuation into ...
News Afghanistan » Kabul » Social: Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic ...