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Flash floods kill hundreds and injure many others in Afghanistan, Taliban says

May 11, 2024 admin

People clean up their damaged homes after heavy flooding in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan Saturday, May 11, 2024. Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed hundreds of people on Friday, a Taliban official said. | Photo Credit: AP Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of…

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Rashid Khan Fires Warning To Cricket Australia, Threatens To Opt Out Of BBL

April 18, 2024 admin

Rashid Khan will reconsider participating in the 2025 edition of the Big Bash League.© X (Twitter) Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan will reconsider participating in the 2025 edition of the Big Bash League (BBL). This comes after Cricket Australia (CA) indefinitely postponed their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, which was scheduled for August at a neutral…

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Russia says it is working on removing Taliban from its terrorist list

April 2, 2024 admin

Taliban forces patrol near the entrance gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Tuesday it had important matters to discuss with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders and was working to remove the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organisations. “This is a country that is next to us, and…

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Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?

April 2, 2024 admin

In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State (IS) announced its Wilayat Khorasan, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Taliban’s demand was that the IS should stop recruiting jihadists in Afghanistan. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State were insurgencies that time. The letter, signed by…

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Nine children killed by landmine blast in Afghanistan

April 1, 2024 admin

Nine children were killed in a blast in southeastern Afghanistan that was caused by a landmine laid during the country’s decades of conflict, a provincial official said on April 1. The mine went off as a group of young boys and girls were playing with it in the Geru district of Ghazni province on Sunday,…

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Afghanistan call for ‘politics-free cricket’ after Australia scrap T20s

March 20, 2024 admin

Cricket has surged in popularity inside Afghanistan in recent years, fuelled by triumphs over bigger nations on the international stage. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Afghanistan cricket bosses on March 20 expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men’s T20 series because of deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for “politics-free…

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T20I Rankings: Suryakumar Yadav Maintains Pole Position In Batting List, Rashid Back In Top-10 Among Bowlers

March 20, 2024 admin

File photo of Suryakumar Yadav.© AFP Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers’ list in the latest ICC T20I rankings published on Wednesday. Surya,…

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Don’t Succumb To External Pressures: Afghanistan Condemn Cricket Australia’s Postponement Of Bilateral Series

March 20, 2024 admin

A miffed Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday asked its Australian counterparts to “not succumb” to pressures from their government, which the south Asian country believes led to the postponement of a bilateral T20 series. Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday postponed a three-match T20 International home series against Afghanistan’s men’s team in August this year,…

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Fighting halted on Afghanistan-Pakistan border after skirmishes: Taliban

March 19, 2024 admin

Fighting has stopped on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Pakistani air strikes sparked skirmishes, a Taliban government spokesman said on March 19. “The situation is calm, the fighting has stopped,” Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP. Pakistan carried out strikes in the border areas in Khost and Paktika provinces in Afghanistan early on March 18….

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Australia Postpone Series As “Conditions For Women Getting Worse” In Afghanistan

March 19, 2024 admin

Australia postponed T20I series vs Afghanistan© X (Twitter) Cricket Australia on Tuesday postponed a three-match T20 International home series against Afghanistan’s men’s team in August this year, citing the “worsening” conditions for women and girls in that country. The Taliban, following its return to power in Afghanistan, has imposed restrictions on girls attending high schools,…

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