52 killed in Afghanistan bus accidents
Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed 52 people and injured 65, the Taliban government spokesmen said on Thursday...
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Afghan coal mine collapse traps 32
A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan trapping 32 miners, a provincial official told AFP on Sunday, adding rescuers had been working for hours to reach the men....
Musekiwa lifts Zimbabwe to rare T20 win over Afghanistan
Tashinga Musekiwa struck 11 runs off the final over on Wednesday to give Zimbabwe their second-ever victory against Afghanistan in a T20 international.
UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women鈥檚 medical training
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban women from attending medical training institutes, in the latest move to restrict women鈥檚 education...
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time...
300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches under Taliban: UN
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a United Nations report said Tuesday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest...
Ten killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Afghanistan
Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan鈥檚 northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Afghan teen wins children鈥檚 prize for rights fight
A teenager who narrowly escaped after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan three years ago, on Tuesday won the prestigious KidsRights Prize for her fight for women鈥檚 rights...
Taliban score successes with embassy closures, COP attendance
Afghanistan embassies in Britain and Norway loyal to the pro-Western authorities ousted by the Taliban in 2021 discreetly shut down this autumn, as the West seeks a more pragmatic approach to the country鈥檚 Islamic rulers...
Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power...
Bangladesh suffer yet another series loss to Afghanistan
Bangladesh conceded the three-match ODI series to Afghanistan after suffering a five-wicket defeat in the series deciding third game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Superb Mahmudullah rescues Bangladesh
Mahmudullah hit a superb run-a-ball 98 to rescue Bangladesh from a precarious position of 72-4 to lift them to 244-8 in the series-deciding third ODI against Afghanistan at the...
Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeover
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
Tigers eye series against Afghanistan
Bangladesh will be hoping to carry on their winning momentum when they face Afghanistan in the third and final ODI in a bid to win the series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.聽
Shanto, Jaker and bowlers lead Bangladesh level series
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a brilliant 76 and Nasum Ahmed who made a comeback to the side after a year hiatus put a superb all-round performance as Bangladesh levelled the three-match series with a 68-run victory over Afghanistan in the second ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Shanto鈥檚 grit, Jaker鈥檚 blitz lift Tigers
Debutant Jaker Ali鈥檚 late blitz lifted Bangladesh to 252 in the second ODI against Afghanistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.聽
Bangladesh hope to keep series alive
Bangladesh鈥檚 quest for a victory continues as they take on Afghanistan in the second match of the three-match ODI series starting today at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh stooped to a new low聽
Bangladesh had Afghanistan at 35-4 and then 71-5 in the first ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.聽
Pathetic Bangladesh suffer crushing defeat to Afghanistan
Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took a career best six-wicket haul to dismantle Bangladesh in the first one-day international in Sharjah as Afghanistan claimed a convincing 92-run win on Wednesday.
Nasum, Nahid to join squad in UAE Thursday聽
Nasum Ahmed and Nahid Rana are scheduled to join the Bangladesh squad in the UAE today after a visa delay forced them to become unavailable for the first ODI against Afghanistan at the...
Tigers look to gather lost confidence聽
Under the pump, Bangladesh look to get some confidence back as they face a confident Afghanistan side in the first of the three ODIs that starts at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE today.聽
Tigers look to get their mojo back
Last year, Bangladesh played a record 32 ODIs, which is the highest for them in a calendar year since they became an ICC full member in 2000.聽
Afghanistan spreads 鈥榣iving things鈥� images ban
Afghanistan鈥檚 morality ministry is gradually introducing a ban on images of living beings in media, with multiple provinces announcing restrictions and some Taliban officials refusing to be photographed or filmed, journalists across the country said...
Bangladesh fail to qualify for finals
Bangladesh failed to qualify for the finals of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2025 after they lost 3-2 to Afghanistan in their final Group B match of the qualifiers at the Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh on Sunday...
Legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali鈥檚 ex-wife in Afghanistan to build stadium
A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a country where women are barred from sports.
Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced...
11 killed in Pak tribal clash
At least 11 people were killed and eight were injured in shooting incidents in Kunj Alizai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa鈥檚 Kurram district, hospital and local officials said on Saturday...
Pakistan bans ethnic Pashtun rights movement critical of military
Pakistan鈥檚 government has banned an ethnic Pashtun rights movement that has accused the military of a heavy-handed crackdown on civilians in the border regions with Afghanistan.
Afghan women can seek refugee status based on nationality, gender: EU
The European Court of Justice ruled Friday that nationality and gender are 鈥榮ufficient鈥� for an EU country to grant asylum to Afghan women, who have seen their rights stifled under Taliban rule.
Russia calls for West to lift sanctions on Afghanistan
Russia鈥檚 foreign minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for the West to lift sanctions on Taliban-led Afghanistan and take 鈥榬esponsibility鈥� for reconstruction efforts in the country.