Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch
Manoozh Noori said she 鈥榳anted to die鈥� when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing football.
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20 killed in Afghan quake
A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling.
U-19 series rescheduled
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday changed the schedule for the remaining three matches of the Youth ODI series between Bangladesh Under-19s and their counterparts Afghanistan in Rajshahi...
Afghan woman defies聽Taliban govt as ambassador to Austria
The Taliban government asked her to leave. But for more than four years, Manizha Bakhtari has defied the leadership in Kabul and remains accredited by Vienna as Afghanistan鈥檚 ambassador to Austria.
Pak-Afghan ceasefire extended
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire and will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week, aiming to defuse tensions after a deadly flare-up this month.
Pak security source says Afghanistan talks 鈥榣ikely鈥� to resume
Pakistan and Afghanistan will likely hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul, a Pakistani security source said on Thursday, after Islamabad鈥檚 announcement that previous negotiations had failed...
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan 鈥榝ailed鈥�
Pakistan said Wednesday that peace talks with Afghanistan had failed, in a blow to hopes for a lasting truce after the South Asian neighbours鈥� deadliest border clashes in years.
Pak-Afghan talks deadlocked after border violence
Negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan to secure a lasting truce after their bloodiest clashes in years were deadlocked Tuesday, with a Pakistani security source saying a 鈥榣ast-ditch effort鈥� was underway...
Kalam, Iqbal star in U-19s win over Afghanistan聽
Iqbal Hossain took a five-for before Kalam Siddiki鈥檚 101 trumped Uzairullah Niazai鈥檚 140 as the Bangladesh Under-19 beat their Afghanistan counterparts by five runs in DLS method in the first of five-Youth ODI series at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura on Tuesday.聽
Afghanistan, Pakistan truce talks enter third day
Afghanistan and Pakistan held a third day of negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, seeking a lasting truce after their bloodiest clashes in years.
Afghanistan, Pakistan seek truce in Istanbul talks
Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in talks to hammer out a lasting ceasefire Saturday, with Islamabad warning that if the Istanbul talks failed it could lead to 鈥榦pen war鈥�...
Bangladesh, Afghanistan FIFA friendly in November
Bangladesh will play a friendly match against Afghanistan ahead of their AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Group C tie against India, next month...
Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighbouring Pakistan
As fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated into rare, bloody combat this month, Islamabad pointed fingers at another adversary, accusing India of fuelling the conflict.
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 鈥榗easefire鈥�
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an 鈥榠mmediate ceasefire鈥� at talks in Doha, Qatar said Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce...
Three Afghan cricketers killed in attack: cricket board
Afghanistan have pulled out of a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month after three local cricketers were killed in an attack, the country鈥檚 cricket board said on Friday.
3 Afghan cricketers among 8 killed in Pakistani airstrike
At least three Afghan cricketers were among eight people killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan鈥檚 eastern Paktika province near the border, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said Friday.
We are not learning from mistakes: Mehidy
Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz admitted that they were not learning from their mistakes after they were clean swept by Afghanistan following their crushing 200-run defeat in the third and final ODI of the series at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Pak-Afghan clashes kill dozens, ceasefire called
Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, hours before Islamabad said the two sides had agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire.
Bangladesh clean swept by Afghanistan after chaotic batting
Bangladesh succumbed to a new low as they were clean swept by Afghanistan when they lost the third and final ODI of the series by massive 200 runs at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Tigers look to avoid clean sweep
Bangladesh will be looking to avoid their second clean sweep in three series when they meet Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
Play the ball, not the bowler: Mushtaq
Bangladesh鈥檚 spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed urged the batters to 鈥榩lay the ball, not the bowler鈥� after they were thrashed by Afghanistan in the second ODI at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Afghanistan, Pakistan confirm dozens killed in border clashes
Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday they killed dozens of each other鈥檚 troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries.
Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh to win ODI series
Afghanistan clinched the ODI series with a crushing 81-run win over Bangladesh in the second of the three-match series and take an unassailable 2-0 lead at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Pakistan accused of violating Afghan sovereign territory
The Taliban government on Friday accused Pakistan of 鈥榲iolating Kabul鈥檚 sovereign territory鈥�, a day after two explosions were heard in the capital.
Tigers look to level series
Bangladesh will be looking to level the series when they take on Afghanistan in the second of the three-match ODI series at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
Pakistan violated Kabul鈥檚 sovereign territory, accuses Taliban
The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Friday accused Pakistan of 鈥榲iolating Kabul鈥檚 sovereign territory鈥�, a day after two explosions were heard in the capital.
India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy
India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday, as he met his counterpart from Kabul in New Delhi.
Saif, Nasum improve on ICC rankings聽
Bangladesh batter Saif Hassan burst into the top 20 of the ICC Men鈥檚 T20I batting rankings for the first time after his performance in the recently concluded three-match series against Afghanistan...
Batting remains a concern for Tigers
After sweeping Afghanistan in the recently concluded three-game T20I series, Bangladesh face them in an ODI series consisting of a similar number of matches starting at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
Afghan Taliban FM to visit India for 1st time
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN security council committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul鈥檚 foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Saturday...
