Afghanistan

India pacer Mohammed Siraj cut a visibly frustrated figure on Day 3 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur, confronting batter Rahmat Shah during a prolonged phase of defensive cricket that left the hosts exasperated. The…
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Afghanistan has carried out fresh strikes on Pakistani military installations, the Afghan defense ministry said Saturday, as tensions between the two neighbors spiral into their most serious confrontation in months. The latest escalation…
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Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan on Saturday, destroying seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps and reportedly killing more than 80 militants, a Pakistani security official told Arab News. The Afghan Taliban, however,…
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A strong earthquake jolted eastern Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, on Friday, according to reports from journalists and residents. The 5.8-magnitude tremor struck a mountainous region about 130 kilometers northeast of Kabul, the…
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The season’s first heavy rains and snowfall have ended a prolonged dry spell in Afghanistan but triggered flash floods that killed at least 17 people and injured 11 others, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management…
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As the final round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul ended without progress, the Taliban government on Saturday warned that it reserves the right to defend itself if war breaks out. Multiple rounds of negotiations,…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following more than a week of fierce cross-border fighting that killed dozens and injured hundreds, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the statement,…
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The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has withdrawn from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I Series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka amid escalating military tensions on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The decision follows fresh Pakistani…
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Rattled by the Taliban regime’s growing diplomatic engagement with India, Pakistan on Friday accused New Delhi of using Afghan territory to carry out terrorist activities targeting Pakistan. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Friday, marking the first high-level engagement between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in 2021 following the US…
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