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Mohammad Nabi’s Fifer Helps Afghanistan Clinch 117-Run Win Over Ireland In 3rd ODI

March 13, 2024 admin

Mohammad Nabi’s five-wicket haul helped Afghanistan clinch a 117-run win over Ireland in the 3rd ODI at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Tuesday. Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan also sealed a series win by 2-0, after securing victory in the first and final 50-over match. The second ODI match of the series was abondoned after rain…

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Unemployed Afghans under Taliban risk death and debt in hunt for gold

March 12, 2024 admin

Afghan miners dig inside a tunnel of a gold mine in the mountains of Yaftal Sufla district in Badakhshan province. | Photo Credit: AFP Tearing off a piece of mouldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the machines he and a dozen other men were using to dig for…

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Indian diplomat met ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, says MEA

March 8, 2024 admin

Taliban Afghan Foreign Affairs in-charge Amir Khan Muttaqi. File | Photo Credit: AP A senior Indian diplomat has met with ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Friday. The development came months after the embassy of Afghanistan here that was earlier run by officials with affiliation to the pre-Taliban government…

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Afghanistan Batter Noor Ali Zadran Retires From International Cricket

March 8, 2024 admin

File photo of Noor Ali Zadran© X (formerly Twitter) Veteran Afghanistan batter Noor Ali Zadran has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing down curtains on an international career spanning more than a decade. The 35-year-old, who starred with a 28-ball 45 in Afghanistan’s first-ever ODI against Scotland in 2009, played his final game last…

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Global community’s overall objective about Afghanistan aligns with India’s priorities: Ambassador Kamboj

March 7, 2024 admin

India’s envoy to the U.N. has said that the overall objective of the global community in Afghanistan aligns with New Delhi’s priorities in the war-torn nation, including the need to combat terrorism. India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, told the U.N. Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on March 6 that New Delhi…

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A record 8,500 migrants died in 2023, says UN

March 6, 2024 admin

The UN’s International Organisation for Migration said the biggest increase in deaths was on the Mediterranean Sea. File | Photo Credit: AP A total of 8,565 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, the U.N. migration agency said March 6, a record high since it began tallying deaths a decade ago. The International…

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Heavy Snowfall Kills 15, Injures Dozens In Afghanistan

March 1, 2024 admin

Nearly 30 people injured due to heavy snowfall in Afghanistan. Kabul: Widespread heavy snowfall across several provinces in Afghanistan over the past three days has resulted in the tragic loss of 15 lives and injuries to nearly 30 individuals, TOLOnews reported. Additionally, statistics obtained from Balkh and Faryab provinces by TOLOnews indicate a devastating impact…

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Afghanistan vs Ireland Only Test Live Cricket Score And Updates

February 28, 2024 admin

Afghanistan vs Ireland Only Test Live Cricket Score And Updates© X (formerly Twitter) Afghanistan vs Ireland Only Test Live Cricket Score And Updates: Afghanistan face Ireland in an one-off Test in Abu Dhabi. The Test match is part of a long tour that also includes six white-ball matches – 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. Both…

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Sri Lanka T20I Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga Gets Two-Match Ban By ICC

February 24, 2024 admin

File photo of Wanindu Hasaranga.© AFP New Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Wanindu Hasaranga was given a two-match ban by the International Cricket Council on Saturday for abusing an umpire during this week’s series-ending loss against Afghanistan. The 26-year-old remonstrated with onfield umpire Lyndon Hannibal after the match for failing to call a no-ball…

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Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan

November 1, 2023 admin

Afghan refugees arrive in trucks to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Afghanistan’s Taliban government has urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts swarmed by thousands of returnees fleeing the threat of deportation. The Pakistani…

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