KABUL – Afghanistan has roped in former Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan as a mentor for its men’s cricket team in the upcoming Champions Trophy, scheduled to begin on February 19 in Pakistan. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Wednesday that Younis, 47, a revered batsman with an illustrious …
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KABUL – More than 500 Afghan children lost their lives or were gravely injured in 2024 due to explosions from unexploded ordnance and war remnants, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed. “In 2024, over 500 children were killed or gravely injured by unexploded ordnances or explosive remnants of war. …
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KABUL – A coalition of over 160 British MPs has urged England’s cricket team to boycott their ICC Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, condemning the Taliban’s oppressive policies toward women. In a strongly-worded letter led by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi and signed by figures across the political spectrum, …
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KABUL – The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating a high-stakes prisoner exchange with the Afghan Taliban to secure the release of three Americans detained in Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Tuesday. In return, the U.S. is considering releasing Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, a high-profile Guantanamo Bay prisoner linked to …
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KABUL – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has sounded the alarm over Afghanistan’s deepening humanitarian emergency, projecting that 22.9 million people—nearly half the country’s population—will require lifesaving assistance in 2025. A critical food crisis looms, with 14.8 million Afghans in need of food and …
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KABUL – India strongly condemned Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province that reportedly killed 46 people, including women and children, on December 24. The incident has drawn widespread criticism, including from the Taliban administration and international organizations. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement on Monday, expressed India’s …
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KABUL – The outlawed armed group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has escalated its campaign against the Pakistani military, issuing a direct warning to target security personnel and expand attacks to businesses operated by the military. In a statement released on Sunday, the TTP named several enterprises it plans to attack, including …
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KABUL: The Afghan Taliban’s interim administration announced on Saturday the successful test of a new guided rocket system, marking a significant development in its military capabilities. Enayatullah Khowarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Interim Defense Ministry, shared on X (formerly Twitter) that the Milan Konkursi (9M135) guided missile system was tested …
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has stated that the country has the right to conduct operations against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil if necessary. Speaking in an interview with Samaa TV, Sanaullah emphasized that Pakistan is engaged in a war against the TTP …
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KABUL – Hedayatullah Badri, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, met with Mohammad Murad Amanov, Executive Director of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, on Saturday to discuss expediting the initiative’s progress. The meeting, held in Kabul, focused on reviewing recent developments and strategizing to accelerate the remaining phases of …
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