KABUL: The supreme leader of the Taliban warned Thursday against the danger of turncoats and infiltrators in the movement that has taken charge of Afghanistan. Reflecting the seriousness of the threat, the reclusive Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a rare written public statement to urge Taliban commanders to purge their ranks. In it he says “all those elders of their groups must … Read more
KABUL: After about a month’s closure, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul Mansoor Ahmad Khan announced on Tuesday that the Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan is now open. “Chaman-Boldak Gate is now open. Pedestrian and trade vehicles started crossing. We welcome Afghan fruit trucks moving to Pakistan. Urge all concerned on both sides to devote … Read more
With Pakistan’s back-to-back wins, Babar Azam’s record-breaking spree also continues in the T20 World Cup as the skipper recently broke Virat Kohli’s record to become the fastest captain to reach the milestone of 1,000 runs in T20Is. On October 29, Pakistan registered its third win against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup after they chased 148 … Read more
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi praised hard-hitter Asif Ali for his winning sixes in the match Against Afghanistan. Shahid Afridi was at the Dubai International Stadium along with his family to watch the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan on October 29. With 24 runs to win in the last two overs, Asif Ali led the … Read more
ABU DHABI: Namibia’s Craig Williams will attempt to master Afghanistan’s spin wizards at the T20 World Cup on Sunday — and then celebrate by compiling dry insurance statistical data. The 37-year-old opener, like many of his teammates, fits in his love of cricket with the demands of a full-time job. In his case as a … Read more
KANDAHAR: Afghanistan’s new Taliban authorities swear they plan to crack down on the illicit drugs trade that largely fuelled their successful revolt. But so far nothing has changed for cannabis farmers like Ghulam Ali, whose crop stands head-height across three hectares (eight acres) of land outside Kandahar. The plantation lies on the main road through the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan praised the “impressive” Afghanistan cricket team after it gave ‘favourites’ Pakistan a tough time during a nail-biting Twenty20 World Cup encounter on Friday. Yesterday, Pakistan registered its third consecutive win in as many games in Group 2 of the Super 12 stages, almost assuring a semi-final place, needing just one more … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A Taliban envoy has been sent to neighbouring Pakistan to take charge of the Afghan embassy, two months after the Afghan Taliban seized power, officials said Friday. Sardar Ahmad Khan Shokaib was appointed as the first secretary in Islamabad, while Taliban officials are also now in place at consulates in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta. … Read more
Pakistan will take on Afghanistan in their third game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday (today). The Men-in-Green had a perfect start to the tournament as they crushed the arch-rivals India by 10 wickets and then defeated New Zealand by five wickets in their first two … Read more
DUBAI: Pakistan’s interim head coach Saqlain Mushtaq declared that his team have “the mindset of champions” as they play Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday. The 2009 champions thumped arch-rivals India by 10 wickets in their opening match followed by a nervy five-wicket win over New Zealand, making them well placed … Read more
Two soldiers were martyred after the army thwarted an “attempted illegal crossing” by terrorists into Pakistan from Afghanistan, said the military media wing on Wednesday. “On night 26-27 October 2021, terrorists from inside Afghanistan attempted to cross the fence along Pak-Afghan Border in district Kurram,” said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR said … Read more
VELIKA KLADUSA: Huddled around cooking fires as winter looms in Bosnia, refugees are risking beatings and humiliation from Croatian police in the desperate hope of a new life in the European Union. Largely from Afghanistan, many of them have endured months or years of flight from war and poverty, only to be met by Croatian … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Global powers and aid groups that have loudly demanded an inclusive Afghanistan under the Taliban are now facing criticism for sending all-male delegations to Kabul to meet the hardline group. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban have excluded women from their new caretaker government and put restrictions on work and education, drawing condemnation from the … Read more
Rashid Khan remains Afghanistan’s original spin king, but Mujeeb Ur Rahman has emerged from his shadow as a rising star to make an instant impact at the Twenty20 World Cup. The 20-year-old bamboozled the Scotland batters with his mystery spin on Monday to return T20 best figures of 5-20 in Afghanistan’s 130-run rout of Scotland … Read more
Afghanistan crushed Scotland by a huge margin of 130 runs in a Super 12s match of the ICC T20 World Cup, which was played in Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday. First Afghan batters ripped apart Scotland’s bowling attack, posting a mammoth total of 190 on the board. In the second inning, the Scottish team had … Read more
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 25, 2021 (AFP) – Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman took five wickets as Afghanistan on Monday fired a warning to their rivals in the Twenty20 World Cup with a 130-run rout of Scotland. Chasing a daunting 191 for victory, Scotland were skittled out for 60 in 10.2 overs with five batters dismissed … Read more
DUBAI: Standing at an imposing 6ft 6ins (1.98m), Shaheen Shah Afridi, the first-strike destroyer of India at the T20 World Cup, is the latest high-end product of Pakistan’s fast bowling factory — left-arm division. From Wasim Akram to Mohammad Amir, with passing hat tips in recent years to the likes of Wahab Riaz and the … Read more
Super 12s round of the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup commenced on October 23 The excitement is in the air as the Super 12s round of the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup commenced on October 23 in the United Arab Emirates. The twelve teams are distributed into two groups. … Read more
KABUL: Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from October 11-17 across Afghanistan, a United Nations agency confirmed on Friday. In northeast, 2,625 internally displaced people, who recently returned to their villages, received household items in Badakhshan province, the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan said in a press release on … Read more
KABUL: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated Pakistan’s desires to have peace and stability in Afghanistan during his meeting with the country’s interim Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund in Kabul on Thursday. FM Qureshi arrived in the Afghan capital earlier today for talks with the Taliban leadership as they seek a path out of international … Read more
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: “The authorities shifted me from Pul-e-Charkhi jail to Bagram prison which was in Afghan army control but virtually the Americans were the rulers of the prison and they beat me badly,” former detainee Abdul Qadir Hijran recalled. A resident of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, 29-year-old Hijran was captured in 2011 in Takht-a-Pul area … Read more
KABUL: Security authorities in Afghanistan have arrested 250 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) terror group over the past one month, local media reported on Thursday. “A total of 250 individuals affiliated with the IS, many of whom fled prisons, have been arrested over the past one month,” Tolo News television channel quoted the … Read more
MUSCAT: Scotland coach Shane Burger says his team is ready to “create history” by reaching the second round of the T20 World Cup for the first time. The Scots stunned Bangladesh by six runs in their tournament opener, despite being 53-6 at one stage, and then edged Papua New Guinea by 17 runs. On Thursday, … Read more
DUBAI: Rashid Khan insists his mind is occupied by the World Cup and not wedding bells as the leg-spin wizard looks to inspire Afghanistan at the Twenty20 global showpiece. Still only 23, Rashid is key to his nation’s hopes of a first world title and a potential triumph which would deliver a rare bout of … Read more
Afghanistan is now a renowned name in the world of white-ball cricket and when it was announced that the 2021 edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup will be organised in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), many would’ve feared facing Mohammad Nabi-led unit. The reason is that not only Afghan team play … Read more
WASHINGTON: Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Khalilzad defended his record but acknowledged that he came up short and said he wanted to … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reiterated on Monday that Pakistan seeks to maintain traditional “bilateral engagements” with Washington and hopes for an “enduring relationship with the United States”. “Pakistan desires to maintain the tradition of bilateral engagement and wishes for an enduring relationship with the United States,” General Bajwa … Read more
KABUL: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a schoolgirl, has urged Afghanistan’s new rulers to let girls return to school. It has been one month since the Taliban, which seized power in August, excluded girls from returning to secondary school while ordering boys back to class. … Read more
