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'Crazy for cricket': Young Afghans inspired by national team's success

From pickup games in dusty parks or narrow alleys to high-intensity training at well-kitted academies, young Afghans have cricket fever -- a trend spiked by the surprise performance of the Afghan national team at the recent ODI World Cup.

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said some 60,000 Afghans returned between Sept 23 to Oct 22 from Pakistan, which announced on Oct 4 it will expel undocumented migrants that do not leave.

"We were forced": Afghan women TV presenters cover faces on air

Women presenters on Afghanistan’s leading news channels went on air yesterday with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television.

Women TV presenters in Afghanistan defy Taliban order to cover faces on air

Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels yesterday went on air without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam.

Female Afghan TV presenters ‘must cover face on air’

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official said yesterday.

Taliban kill 16 Afghan soldiers, kidnap engineers after ceasefire ends

Taliban militants kill at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis province after their three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday ended at the weekend, officials say.

Taliban suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy in south Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber rams a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Kandahar, causing casualties, officials say.

Afghan leader issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing toll tops 150

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issues an ultimatum to the Taliban, warning them to embrace peace or "face consequences" after announcing that the death toll from last week's devastating truck bombing have passed 150.

Pakistan's parliament votes to reinstate secret military courts

Pakistan's parliament amends the constitution to reinstate secret military courts that try civilians charged with terrorism offences, something activists have warned will lead to human rights abuses.

December 16, 2023
December 16, 2023

'Crazy for cricket': Young Afghans inspired by national team's success

From pickup games in dusty parks or narrow alleys to high-intensity training at well-kitted academies, young Afghans have cricket fever -- a trend spiked by the surprise performance of the Afghan national team at the recent ODI World Cup.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said some 60,000 Afghans returned between Sept 23 to Oct 22 from Pakistan, which announced on Oct 4 it will expel undocumented migrants that do not leave.

May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022

"We were forced": Afghan women TV presenters cover faces on air

Women presenters on Afghanistan’s leading news channels went on air yesterday with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television.

May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022

Women TV presenters in Afghanistan defy Taliban order to cover faces on air

Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels yesterday went on air without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam.

May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022

Female Afghan TV presenters ‘must cover face on air’

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official said yesterday.

June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018

Taliban kill 16 Afghan soldiers, kidnap engineers after ceasefire ends

Taliban militants kill at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis province after their three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday ended at the weekend, officials say.

August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017

Taliban suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy in south Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber rams a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Kandahar, causing casualties, officials say.

June 6, 2017
June 6, 2017

Afghan leader issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing toll tops 150

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issues an ultimatum to the Taliban, warning them to embrace peace or "face consequences" after announcing that the death toll from last week's devastating truck bombing have passed 150.

March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017

Pakistan's parliament votes to reinstate secret military courts

Pakistan's parliament amends the constitution to reinstate secret military courts that try civilians charged with terrorism offences, something activists have warned will lead to human rights abuses.

June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016

Hamid’s escape from the Taliban

I was just 17 when I came once more close to dying, this time in my attempt to cross to Samos on a boat from Turkey, along with four more Afghans.

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