Tag: Afghanistan
UN rights body orders probe into human rights in Afghanistan, with a focus on women and girls
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body agreed Monday to set up an ongoing probe of…
Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027
SYDNEY (AP) — The only Australian soldier to be charged with a war crime in Afghanistan pleaded not…
48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after…
The Taliban rejects reports of nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan
The Taliban has denied implementing a nationwide internet ban, following a communications blackout across Afghanistan this week.In a…
How Pakistan misread the Taliban and lost peace on the frontier
Islamabad, Pakistan – When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived at the military hospital in Bannu in the northwestern…
The Taliban government in Afghanistan rejects reports of a nationwide internet ban
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Taliban government on Wednesday rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan,…
What We Know About the Internet Blackout in Afghanistan
A general view shows a telecommunications antenna amid a nationwide telecom outage in Kabul on Sept. 30, 2025.…
Trump suggests using US cities as ‘training grounds’ for military
President Donald Trump told a gathering of military leaders Tuesday they should use American cities as “training grounds”…
Factbox-What restrictions have the Taliban imposed in Afghanistan this year?
(Reuters) -Afghanistan's internet and mobile telephone services were down nationwide on Tuesday, and while the Taliban administration offered…
Taliban impose communications blackout across Afghanistan
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the…
‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities
Afghanistan faced a sweeping internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban vowed to cut off access as…
Taliban shuts down internet across Afghanistan in latest crackdown
Afghanistan is in the midst of a communications blackout, just weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic…