Afghanistan
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Afghans marrying off young daughters to avoid forced marriages with Taliban
Kabul: Since Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, there has been a dramatic increase in early marriages of Afghan girls — a trend activists and human rights campaigners attribute to…
- Middle East
Ace leg spinner Rashid Khan joins New York Strikers in Abu Dhabi T10
Abu Dhabi: The sixth season of Abu Dhabi T10 has attracted some of the most exciting talents in the game, and joining the bandwagon with the New York Strikers is Afghanistan’s Rashid…
- World
India will resume work in at least 20 stalled projects in Afghanistan: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban dispensation in Afghanistan has said that India will resume work in at least 20 stalled projects in several provinces across the war-torn country. In June, India re-established its diplomatic…
- World
Border tensions between Afghanistan, Pakistan intensify
Vienna: Pakistan is facing an emerging security situation in its border provinces and an assertive Afghan Taliban, which is unwilling to accept any ‘one-sided’ change in the status quo ante on the…
- World
Taliban condemn UN official’s ‘disrespectful’ statement about Islamic penal code
Kabul: The spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabihullah Mujahid took to Twitter on Saturday to condemn a statement by a UN official as “disrespectful” to Islam, local media reported. A…
- Middle East
Turkey pushing back Afghans at Iran’s border: Human Rights Watch
Kabul: Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to Afghanistan with little or no examination of their claims for international…
- Sports
Afghanistan govt has in principle agreed to resume women’s cricket, says ICC
Dubai: The ICC on Sunday said the Afghanistan government supports the world body’s constitution and has “in principle” agreed to resuming women’s cricket in the country. Afghanistan cricket, especially the women’s game,…
- World
Taliban bans Afghan women from entering parks and gyms
Despite the promises and reassurances made by the Taliban after it took control of the country in August 2021, regarding the way women should be treated and their rights preserved, its decisions prove the…
- India
‘Stay vigilant against terror groups in Afghanistan’: India to UNSC
United Nations: India has expressed concern over the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and asked the UN Security Council Sanctions Monitoring Team to keep up its vigilance against terror groups using the war-torn…
- India
31 districts, 9 states can give citizenship to non-Muslims from Pak, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
New Delhi: The district magistrates of 31 districts and the home secretaries of nine states have been given powers to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians…
- Afghanistan
Taliban reveals burial site of Mullah Omar
Kabul: The Taliban has disclosed the burial site of Mullah Omar, the elusive and reclusive one-eyed founder of the terror group, in Afghansitan’s Zabul province, chief spokesman of the government in Kabul…
- World
Australia survive Rashid scare to keep slim semifinal hopes alive
Adelaide: Defending champions Australia survived a late Rashid Khan onslaught to eke out a narrow four-run win over Afghanistan and keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup here…
- World
Afghan General claims Russia’s Wagner Group recruiting his former troops for Ukraine war
Kabul: A shadowy private Russian mercenary force with close ties to the Kremlin is attempting to boost its ranks in Ukraine by recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos and other security forces, who fled…
- Afghanistan
Road accident kills 7, injures 9 in Afghanistan
Kabul: Seven passengers were killed and nine others sustained injuries as a mini-bus plunged into a ravine in Afghanistan’s central Daykundi province. The accident took place in the mountainous Miramor district late…
- Middle East
Qatar FM Al Thani reiterates support to Afghanistan
Doha: Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani reiterated to continue providing humanitarian support to Afghanistan but political experts believe that the Arab country seems to be disappointed with the…