Afghanistan
-
No Rashid Khan as Afghanistan Cricket Board announces preliminary squad ahead of New Zealand Test
Cricket | Aug 26, 2024, 07:41 PM ISTAfghanistan will be facing New Zealand in a one-off Test in Greater Noida in September 2024. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced the team squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the Test match. Rashid Khan is not in the 20-member squad.
-
Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards
World | Aug 24, 2024, 11:21 AM ISTThe Taliban have officially implemented a strict morality law in Afghanistan, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. This law, based on a 2022 decree by the Taliban's supreme leader, will be enforced by the Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue.
-
'No voice and bare faces': Taliban's new 'vice' laws impose tighter restrictions on women
World | Aug 22, 2024, 11:32 PM ISTAfghanistan's new laws issued by the ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” impose fresh curbs on women, such as their voices and bare faces. Women are banned from singing or reading aloud in public and looking at men they are not related to by blood or marriage.
-
Afghanistan: Timeline of key moments since Taliban returned to power
World | Aug 14, 2024, 12:46 PM ISTAugust 15 marks the third anniversary of the Taliban regime's unexpected return to power in Afghanistan. After 20 years of international efforts and billions of dollars spent training the Afghan army, Kabul collapsed swiftly on August 15, 2021, as the US withdrew its remaining troops.
-
Taliban disowns many Afghan diplomatic missions abroad, rejects visas issued by Western-backed staff
World | Jul 30, 2024, 02:43 PM ISTThe Taliban has declared that consular services offered by Afghan missions abroad are no longer valid. They are urging people in these countries to instead seek assistance from embassies and consulates under their control.
-
Afghanistan to square off against New Zealand in one-off Test in Greater Noida
Cricket | Jul 26, 2024, 03:12 PM ISTAfghanistan are taking baby steps into the red-ball format. The fixture against New Zealand will be Afghanistan's third Test match in the ongoing calendar year.
-
Pakistan: Militants blow up govt girls' school in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
World | Jul 22, 2024, 05:01 PM ISTMilitants detonated an explosion at the Govt Girls Middle School in North Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan, during the night between Sunday and Monday, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Minister Faisal Khan Tarakai.
-
Major embarrassment for Pakistan, its consulate attacked, flag burned by Afghans in Germany | VIDEO
World | Jul 21, 2024, 07:21 PM ISTThe video depicting the incident went viral online, showing Afghan nationals storming the Pakistani consulate. There are reports indicating they also attempted to burn the Pakistani flag.
-
Storm ravages eastern Afghanistan: 35 dead and several others injured
World | Jul 15, 2024, 11:49 PM ISTA destructive storm in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has killed at least 35 people and injured many others, with significant property and crop damage reported. Local hospitals are overwhelmed with the injured, while the community mobilises to provide support.
-
SCO Summit: Pakistan PM Sharif's schooling on terrorism backfires after India's Jaishankar steps in
World | Jul 04, 2024, 05:09 PM ISTShehbaz Sharif highlighted terrorism as a significant concern among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. However, the Indian leader present at the meeting has shown the mirror to Pakistan which has been involved in cross-border terrorism for the past seven decades.
-
From pushovers to giant slayers: Afghanistan humble mighty Aussies to flex bulging muscles
Cricket | Jun 23, 2024, 09:19 PM ISTThere was a time when teams wanted to face Afghanistan in global tournaments for easy points on offer. But now they have turned the tables. Afghanistan now possess the power to defeat anyone on their day, just like they did against Australia, flexing their muscles to show their strength.
-
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran break Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's historic T20 World Cup record
Cricket | Jun 23, 2024, 05:33 PM ISTRahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have etched their names into the history books after their 118-run partnership against Australia. Afghanistan themselves created history when they defeated the mighty Aussies in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup 2024.
-
Pat Cummins equals Wasim Akram's 25-year-old record with T20 World Cup hat-trick against Afghanistan
Cricket | Jun 23, 2024, 01:23 PM ISTPat Cummins dismissed the Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and allrounder Gulbadin Naib to claim his second T20 World Cup hat-trick in his second consecutive game.
-
Cricket fraternity reacts to Afghanistan's T20 World Cup win over Australia
Cricket | Jun 23, 2024, 11:52 AM ISTAfghanistan came into the Super Eight clash against Australia with four losses in ODIs and a defeat in T20Is. The win has helped Afghanistan stay in contention for a place in the T20 World Cup semifinals.
-
Pakistan: Earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude hits multiple cities, epicentre is Afghanistan
World | Jun 19, 2024, 03:20 PM ISTThe tremors of the earthquake with its epicentre at the southeastern region of Afghanistan and a depth of 98 kilometres were felt across various regions, including Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.
-
West Indies dominate Afghanistan, advance to T20 Super 8 | 17th June | Sports Wrap
Sports | Jun 18, 2024, 03:55 PM ISTWest Indies dominated Afghanistan and advanced to the T20 Super 8 with a massive 104-run victory. On the other hand, New Zealand ends the disappointing T20 World Cup with an uplifting win. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
-
Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea to qualify for Super Eight | 14th June | Sports Wrap
Sports | Jun 14, 2024, 02:07 PM ISTEngland have kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the Super Eight stage of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup after their convincing eight-wicket win over Oman.
-
T20 World Cup: Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea to qualify for Super Eight; New Zealand crash out
Cricket | Jun 14, 2024, 09:37 AM ISTPapua New Guinea (P.N.G.) registered their second-lowest total in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup history. Their lowest total had come earlier in the tournament against Uganda at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
-
Clinical Afghanistan hand biggest defeat to New Zealand in ICC Men's T20 World Cup history
Cricket | Jun 08, 2024, 08:55 AM ISTNew Zealand got bundled out for just 75 while chasing 160 runs. It is their second-lowest score in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup history. Their lowest score in the tournament is 60 which came against Sri Lanka in Chattogram in the 2014 edition of the tournament.
-
NZ vs AFG pitch report, T20 World Cup 2024: How will surface at Providence Stadium in Guyana play?
Cricket | Jun 09, 2024, 10:56 AM ISTNew Zealand have been consistently doing well at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They played the final of the 2021 edition and were eliminated in the semifinals of the previous edition after a loss at the hands of Pakistan.