Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan beat Ireland for historic first Test victory

DEHRADUN: Afghanistan´s cricket team claimed a historic first Test win on Monday as they beat Ireland by seven wickets. Rahmat Shah and Ihsanullah Janat scored...

Rashid Khan takes five against Ireland

DEHRADUN: Spinner Rashid Khan claimed five wickets to put Afghanistan in sight of their maiden Test victory after bowling out Ireland for 288 on day...

5 Afghan soldiers killed in US air strikes

KABUL: At least five Afghan soldiers were killed and 10 injured in air strikes conducted by US forces in the southern Afghan province of...

Taliban commander Maulana Mansoor killed in Afghanistan

The Afghan Ministry of Interior on Sunday confirmed that a prominent Taliban commander was killed during operation of Afghan Special Forces in southeastern Paktika...

Over 20 killed in flash floods in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes and swept away...

UNHCR resumes voluntary return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday it has resumed voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees from Pakistan on Friday after...

Maxwell, Hazratullah make huge gains in T20I rankings

Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell and Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai have risen in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings after superb shows with the bat in their...

US military to exit Afghanistan within five years under peace plan

All American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under a new Pentagon plan being offered in peace negotiations...

Security a concern for Cricket Ireland amid India-Pak tensions

Cricket Ireland has said that it is monitoring the security situation between India and Pakistan in advance of their ODI series against Afghanistan. According to...

Afghanistan score 278-3 in world record T20 score

Afghanistan on Saturday scored a world record T20 international score of 278-3 as they demolished Ireland in the Indian city of Dehradun. Hazratullah Zazai hit...

SP Dawar’s family demands int’l commission to probe murder

--Son of deceased officer dissatisfied with progress made by govt-formed JIT SP Tahir Khan Dawar’s family expressed dismay at the government’s inability to make progress in...

Afghanistan: 40 years of conflict

KABUL: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 40 years ago kicked off decades of war that endured long after the Red Army's retreat, which ended...

Middlesex sign Afghan teen Rahman for T20 Blast

LONDON: Afghan spin-bowling teenage sensation Mujeeb Ur Rahman will play for English county Middlesex in their T20 campaign next season, the club announced on Monday. The...

Pakistani contractor killed in Afghanistan

WANA: Unidentified armed men gunned down a Pakistani contractor in Afghanistan on Sunday. According to details, Engineer Nooruddin, hailing from North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) who...

Afghan president offers Taliban local office, but group wants Doha instead

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday offered the Taliban the possibility of opening an office in Afghanistan but the proposal was swiftly spurned by...

Afghan Taliban to regard Pakistan as a brother if in power,...

--Rules out Pakistan’s involvement in talks, says talks are Taliban’s own initiative --Says Afghanistan will have a Shariah-compliant constitution --Says Taliban would not allow anyone to...