Tag: Afghanistan
Taliban Says Women In Afghanistan Won't Be Allowed To Play Sport, Including Cricket
The Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that women in Afghanistan will not be allowed to play any sports, including cricket. The move now puts the one-off men's Test match between Australia and Afghanistan for November in Hobart under doubt. ....
Well-being Of Afghans Must Remain The Focus: Pakistani FM
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the well-being of the Afghan people must remain the focus, as they have suffered enormously due to prolonged conflict and instability for decades. ....
Australia Set To Cancel Afghanistan Test Over Taliban Ban On Women's Cricket
The first Test match between the men's teams of Australia and Afghanistan looks set to be called off after Afghanistan's newly-installed Taliban government announced its opposition to women from the Islamic nation playing cricket. ....
Kabul Airport To Be Ready For International Flights In 3 Days: Report
A media report citing Taliban officials and technical teams said on Thursday that the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul will be ready for international flight services in the next three days. ....
Afghanistan: Female Doctor's Home Stormed By Taliban Fighters
A female doctor in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has claimed that her home was stormed by the Taliban fighters and she was beaten along with her family members and a neighbour, the media reported on Monday. ....
Top US General Had Opposed A Full Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The former commander of US troops in Afghanistan told senators on Tuesday that he opposed a full withdrawal from the country and advised Pentagon leadership of his position, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee told reporters after a closed-door briefing with the general. ....
Over 634,000 Afghans Displaced This Year: UN Agency
More than 634,000 Afghans have been internally displaced by conflicts in 2021, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the war-torn nation said on Thursday. ....
Naseeb Khan Appointed New Chief Executive Of Afghanistan Cricket Board
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday that it had appointed Naseeb Khan as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Khan replaces Hamid Shinwari, who was appointed in April 2021 to the post. ....
Starvation Claiming Lives Of Children In Afghanistan
The situation in Afghanistan continues to move from bad to worse since the Taliban takeover and the formation of an interim government has prompted seizure of foreign aid and global recognition. ....
50 Killed In Mosque Bombing In Afghanistan
A suicide bomber has targeted a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz city during Friday prayers, killing at least 50 people, officials said.....
