Kabul Times

The Kabul Times Afghanistan’s trusted news network, delivering credible, timely, and in-depth coverage of Afghanistan and beyond.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

https://t.co/6e8Cb6fWKO

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Thirty years after Dr. Najibullah’s execution, Afghanistan continues to face challenges linked to political violence, weak institutions and the absence of a stable rules-based system.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Taliban foreign ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi has rejected a U.S. claim about a joint Pakistan-U.S. operation targeting Afghan narcotics allegedly bound for Sri Lanka, saying drug cultivation and smuggling in Afghanistan have been halted.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Pakistani security sources claim that 260 Afghan nationals were killed inside Pakistan while fighting alongside the TTP. The sources say their identities were documented and their bodies were returned to their home villages.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Local sources say masked female personnel from the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained several women and girls during patrols in Herat.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

On September 25, Mohammad Karim Khalili called for justice, equality and religious freedom for Afghanistan’s Hazara community, while accusing the Taliban of discrimination and property seizures.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Four Russian tourists, including a woman, have been detained in Badakhshan following a traffic accident that killed an Afghan motorcyclist. Taliban police officials confirmed the incident.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Pakistan’s presidential spokesperson Murtaza Solangi has warned the Taliban against further cross-border actions, saying such moves will not pressure Islamabad or derail its diplomatic efforts.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Local sources in Nawur district, Ghazni, allege that Taliban forces detained and tortured four residents over claims of weapons possession and demanded money or weapons for their release.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Sheikh Mohammad Dawood has been appointed as head of education in Kandahar, while Maulvi Fakhruddin Naqshbandi has been named the new education chief in Herat.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

https://t.co/CkYKeJUbrd

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

A source in Kandahar claims Taliban officials told Türkiye’s intelligence chief that sensitive issues could only be discussed in Kandahar, suggesting limits on Kabul’s authority over key matters.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Rahmatullah Andar, a former Afghan government official, claims videos showing arrests and mistreatment under Taliban rule are being circulated to divert public attention from Pakistan’s airstrikes and Afghanistan’s security situation.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

https://t.co/dqC0SNzp90

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

At the UN General Assembly, Saida Mirziyoyeva said Afghanistan should not be viewed only as a source of threat and called for hope and assurances for Afghans of all ethnic backgrounds.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

https://t.co/xUMDYEjb7Y

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

The United Front of Afghanistan says its forces targeted a Taliban command center in Darayim district of Badakhshan. The group claims one Taliban member was killed and three others were wounded.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

https://t.co/PMBRONN3yQ

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

A Taliban district commander in Taluqan, Takhar, has been accused by local sources of shooting and tying up a young man following a verbal altercation. The circumstances of the incident remain under investigation.

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

https://t.co/uMD642Drpe

[Kabul Times @kabultimes01]

Two men who went missing while travelling through Qadis district in Badghis have been found dead, with local sources saying they were strangled with a rope. Sources have attributed the killings to Taliban members.