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384				<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/09/29/an-afghan-journalist-vanished-in-islamabad-police-wont-investigate/" rel="bookmark">Afghan woman says her journalist husband vanished in Islamabad</a></h2>						<p>This narrative was told to Zan Times via phone:&nbsp; I am Hosina Hashimi, the wife of Qasim Hashimi, a journalist who has been missing in Pakistan for the past three months. I now live in…</p>
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446							By &nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;font-size: 12pt;white-space: pre-wrap;color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Shikha S. Lamba</span><br><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">						</span><!-- .author-name -->
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562								<a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/08/07/her-face-was-beaten-in-how-taliban-rule-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-women-being-killed/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
563												<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="18814" data-permalink="https://zantimes.com/2026/08/07/her-face-was-beaten-in-how-taliban-rule-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-women-being-killed/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001-10-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;The Guardian&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;LEEDS, 04 August 2026 -  \rShamsuddin Shams whose daughter Liza Shams was murdered by her husband in Afghanistan.\rChristopher Thomond for The Guardian.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785842136&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Christopher Thomond&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="thomond_shamsuddin_shams_001 10" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Shamsuddin Shams, who believes his daughter Liza was murdered by her husband in Afghanistan. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian&lt;/p&gt;
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569						<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/08/07/her-face-was-beaten-in-how-taliban-rule-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-women-being-killed/" rel="bookmark">‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being 
569killed</a></h2>						<p>This report has been published in partnership with the Guardian. In a voice message recorded weeks before she died, Liza Shams, 33, asks a relative to pray for her. &#8220;There&#8217;s no…</p>
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596								<a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/07/23/inside-the-deadly-collapse-of-maternity-care-in-afghanistan/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
597												<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan " data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=780%2C439&amp;ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="18605" data-permalink="https://zantimes.com/fa/2026/07/23/escalation-of-the-health-crisis-and-maternal-mortality-in-afghanistan/maternity-care-afghanistan-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maternity-care-Afghanistan-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="maternity care Afghanistan" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.c
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610	<article data-post-id="18514"
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615												<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=780%2C439&amp;ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rising-number-of-Afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="18598" data-permalink="https://zantimes.com/2026/07/15/when-she-turns-eight-they-will-take-her-rising-number-of-afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage/rising-number-of-afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.c
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621						<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/07/15/when-she-turns-eight-they-will-take-her-rising-number-of-afghan-girls-being-sold-into-child-marriage/" rel="bookmark">‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage</a></h2>										<div class="entry-meta">
622											<span class="byline">
623							<span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://zantimes.com/author/neda-noran/">Neda Noran</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://zantimes.com/author/atousa-azar/">Atousa Azar</a></span>						</span><!-- .author-name -->
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629	<article data-post-id="18273"
630		class="tag-afghan-refugees-in-pakistan tag-eu-talk-with-taliban tag-taliban tag-%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%ba%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%86-en tag-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-en tag-%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86-en category-reports type-post post-has-image"
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633								<a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/06/24/the-eu-hosts-the-taliban-while-refugees-promised-protection-are-left-behind/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
634												<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image" alt="The EU hosts the Taliban while refugees promised protection are left behind" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=780%2C439&amp;ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="18279" data-permalink="https://zantimes.com/fa/2026/06/24/europes-red-carpet-for-the-taliban/dfdffd-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dfdffd-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="dfdffd" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/zantimes.c
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639						<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/06/24/the-eu-hosts-the-taliban-while-refugees-promised-protection-are-left-behind/" rel="bookmark">The EU hosts the Taliban while refugees promised protection are left behind</a></h2>										<div class="entry-meta">
640											<span class="byline">
641							<span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://zantimes.com/author/raha-malik/">Raha Malik</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://zantimes.com/author/khadija-haidary/">Khadija Haidary</a></span>						</span><!-- .author-name -->
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934						<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://zantimes.com/2026/07/22/venturing-beyond-preconceived-ideas-of-afghanistan-a-zan-times-interview-with-charlotte-erlih/" rel="bookmark">Venturing beyond preconceived ideas of Afghanistan: A Zan Times interview with Charlotte Erlih</a></h2>										<div class="entry-meta">
935											<span class="byline">
936							<span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard">
936<a class="url fn n" href="https://zantimes.com/author/khaled-qaderi/">Khaled Qaderi</a></span>						</span><!-- .author-name -->
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941		
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943		class="tag-afghanistan tag-lgbtqi-in-afghanistan tag-resistance tag-taliban category-interviews type-post post-has-image"
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