Kabul, Afghanistan – In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today, as on every day for the past year, her hands are sweaty and shaking. Yet her movements must be meticulous. She’s cutting the hair of one of…
Afghanistan’s rulers celebrate the anniversary of their return to power amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. Afghanistan’s Taliban has celebrated three years in power with a military parade, paying homage to its homemade bombs, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces. The Taliban’s armed forces towed Soviet-era tanks and artillery pieces through…
Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country would not hesitate to launch attacks on the territory of Afghanistan, its neighbour, amid rising tensions between the two over security concerns. When asked whether Pakistan would consider cross-border attacks to control perpetrators, the Asif replied to…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to be freed after plea-deal court appearance on the US territory of Saipan. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Saipan ahead of a scheduled court appearance where he is expected to plead guilty to an espionage charge as part of a deal with…
Fans take to the streets from Kabul to Kandahar and Khost to Laghman as Afghanistan reach first-ever World Cup semifinal. Zikria, a 30-year-old Kabul resident, stayed up after the predawn prayers to follow Afghanistan’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 virtual knockout match against Bangladesh that started at 5am (00:30 GMT)….
The ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 – cricket’s biggest tournament – has reached the Super Eights stage in the United States and the West Indies. The 20-team competition has slimmed to eight teams and there have already been major shocks and eliminations in the group stages. Here’s what you…
Some of the most thrilling encounters in sport have been between nations or athletes with historic rivalries that add an extra layer of anticipation and drama. In cricket, these rivalries range from sour relations stemming from decades-old conflicts to colonial history and some newly-formed bitterness. The ICC T20 World Cup…
Afghanistan set debutants Uganda a target of 184 and then dismissed them for 58 for an emphatic win in Guyana. Afghanistan produced a dominant bowling and batting performance to thrash debutants Uganda by 125 runs in their T20 World Cup opening game in Guyana. Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim…
Boat carrying at least 25 people sinks while crossing a river in eastern Afghan province. At least 20 people, including children, have drowned when a boat sank during a river crossing in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, according to local officials. Quraishi Badloon, the head of Nangarhar province’s information department, said…
Group of tourists and their companions was fired on while walking through a market in central Afghanistan. Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists were killed in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, the Taliban government has said, as it raised the death toll from the attack in a market. On Saturday, the…
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