Afghanistan

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban’s oppression of women. Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban...

The Taliban administration claimed that Qatar mediated the agreement when it declared on Tuesday that the United States had released an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US inmates. “An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad imprisoned in America...

Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands. Sakhi has crafted two rubabs...

The cricket board praised Jonathan Trott’s “significant contributions” and announced that the former England batsman will continue to lead Afghanistan in 2025 after leading a historic season. The 43-year-old South African was linked to the England...

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ottawa is treating the arrest of a former member of Canada’s top special forces in Afghanistan “very seriously” on Saturday. According to Canadian network CTV News, retired soldier David Lavery...

Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan by 92 runs in the first round of the three-match ODI series today at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to a batting collapse following a promising...

Shakib Al Hasan will not be part of the Bangladesh squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed. The series is set to begin on November...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed confirmed Shakib Al Hasan’s availability for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, saying that there is no bar for the allrounder to play for Bangladesh.  The series will be...

The Taliban morality ministry in Afghanistan promised on Monday to put into effect a regulation that forbids news organisations from using photographs of any living creature. Journalists are informed that the law will be gradually enforced....

For Zahra Hussaini, the Taliban’s ban on women attending universities in Afghanistan meant the end of her goal of becoming a doctor. She is currently pursuing her medical education in Britain. “Everything changed after I moved...