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Afghanistan call for 'politics-free cricket' after Australia scrap T20s
Afghanistan cricket bosses Wednesday expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men's T20 series because of deteriorating women's rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for "politics-free cricket".
Revisiting Syed Mujtaba Ali’s 'Shabnam'
A face may launch a thousand ships but the very woman with the face has a passive presence in literature.
At least 2 killed in Sikh temple attack in Afghanistan's Kabul
An attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday, following a blast in a car loaded with explosives, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Taran Khan maps Kabul through memory in 'Shadow City'
In Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul (Vintage Books, 2019), Khan delineates a personal map of Kabul, taking the reader through the “shadow city” that can be found in its still-standing monuments, libraries, pleasure gardens, theatres, shopping malls, wedding halls and graveyards.
8 killed in Kabul suicide blast near clerics' gathering
A motorcycle suicide bomber kills at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings, officials say, in the latest in a series of attacks to hit Kabul.
AFP journalist among 25 killed in Afghan blasts
Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul kills 25 people, including journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber in a second attack, officials say.
Islamic State claims attack on TV station in Afghan capital
Militant group Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack on a television station in Kabul, in which gunmen disguised as police killed a security guard and opened fire on staff, the latest assault on media workers in Afghanistan.
Mattis arrives in Afghanistan as rockets hit Kabul airport
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has visited Kabul to pledge support for the government of President Ashraf Ghani, with the precarious security in the Afghan capital underlined by a rocket attack on the airport hours after he touched down.
Kabul suicide blasts kill 80, 'IS claims responsibility'
So-called Islamic State says it was behind an attack on a protest march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 80 people and injuring 230.
Afghanistan attack: Kabul suicide blast deaths rise to 64
The death toll from a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday has more than doubled to 64 people, the government says.
Afghanistan attack: Kabul suicide bomber 'kills nine'
A suicide bomber kills at least nine people outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.
Taliban car bomber targets NATO convoy near Kabul airport
A Taliban bomber detonates an explosives-packed vehicle near Kabul airport in an attack on a NATO convoy, killing one civilian.
Afghan Taliban: Helmand town police HQ ‘under siege’
The police HQ in the strategic Afghan town of Sangin remains under siege after a Taliban attack, officials say.
Taliban attack near Spanish embassy in Afghanistan kills 6
An Afghan official says that at least six people have been killed in Taliban attack near the Spanish embassy in the capital, Kabul.
US warns of 'imminent' attack in Afghan capital
The US Embassy says it has received "credible reports of an imminent attack" in the Afghan capital.
Afghan girl seeking 'better future' for Kabul children
Fourteen-year-old Aziza Rahimzada is trying to help her impoverished community by offering classes to children.
Rescue efforts expanded as Afghan-Pakistan quake toll tops 360
Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. More than 360 people are known to have died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.
Aziza Rahimzada speaks up for refugee children
At the age of just 14, Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has already surmounted legal hurdles preventing 25,000 refugee children from attending school.
Obama urges Pakistan to avoid raising nuclear tensions with new weapons
U.S. President Barack Obama urges Pakistan to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons programme that could increase risks and instability.
