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...
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Saif, Nurul named for Afghan ODIs
Saif Hassan and Nurul Hasan have been named in the 16-member squad by the BCB for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Saturday.聽
Bowlers, openers give Bangladesh win over Afghanistan
An all-round bowling performance before twin fifties from openers Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain helped the Bangladesh national team to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the opening game of the three-match T20I series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Tigers face Afghan challenge
After a disappointing Asia Cup, a depleted Bangladesh national cricket team is set to take on Afghanistan in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE today...
Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout
The United Nations called on Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities Monday to immediately restore internet and telecommunications in the country, 24 hours after a nationwide blackout was imposed...
Nationwide communications blackout hits Afghanistan
A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent 鈥榲ice鈥�...
Soumya replaces Liton for Afghan T20Is
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday has announced the national squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, scheduled to be held in Sharjah, UAE on October 2, 3 and 5. Jaker Ali Anik will continue to lead the side in the absence of regular captain Liton Das, who remains sidelined due to injury. Das sustained the injury during the Asia Cup earlier this month.
Return of millions of Afghans fuels terror potential
A massive spike in millions of migrants forced back into impoverished Afghanistan by Pakistan and Iran could fuel Islamic State militancy, diplomatic and security sources fear.
US deal on Bagram base not possible: Taliban
An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was 鈥榥ot possible鈥�, after US president Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.
Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities
The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment, reports BBConline.
Bangladesh confirm Super 4 after SL beat Afghans in Asia Cup
Opener Kusal Mendis hit a scintillating half-century as Sri Lanka overcame a Mohammad Nabi scare to beat Afghanistan by six wickets in a crucial Asia Cup contest at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Afghanistan Taliban extend crackdown on internet access
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities expanded their crackdown on internet access Wednesday, severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces in what officials said was a campaign against 鈥榲ice鈥�...
Nasum ensures Tigers live another day
There could be debate around team selection and questions over Bangladesh鈥檚 batting approach against Afghanistan in their Group B match at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, but Nasum Ahmed ensured they lived another day to deal with all those...
Aminul hopes Tigers will make it
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Wednesday hoped that the national team wouldn鈥檛 have to come back to Bangladesh before the Afghanistan series following the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE...
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan to stay alive in Asia Cup
Spinner Nasum Ahmed produced a miserly spell to help Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by eight runs on Tuesday and keep their Asia Cup hopes alive.
Pakistan military kills 31 extremists near Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Pakistan鈥檚 military said it had killed 31 local Taliban extremists in two operations near the border with Afghanistan, where the group鈥檚 presence has increased...
Tigers face Afghans in must-win tie
Bangladesh are in a must-win situation when they take on Afghanistan in their final Group B match of the ongoing Asia Cup at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.聽聽
Tri-series win confidence builder for Pakistan: Hesson
Pakistan coach Mike Hesson believes his team鈥檚 victory in a tri-series tournament with Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates will serve as a 鈥榗onfidence builder鈥� for the Asia Cup starting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Nawaz hat-trick helps Pakistan down Afghanistan in tri-series final
Pakistan laid down a marker ahead of the Asia Cup as Mohammad Nawaz took a hat-trick in a 75-run win over Afghanistan in their tri-series final in Sharjah on Sunday.
Bangladesh sends emergency relief to Afghanistan
Bangladesh interim government has sent urgent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following a powerful earthquake that struck the eastern part of the country on August 31, killing more than 2,200 people and injuring over 3,600 others.
Afghanistan quake toll rises to 2,200
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend rose sharply to more than 2,200 on Thursday, according to a new toll, making it the deadliest in decades to hit the country.
Afghan quake survivors still await aid
Rescue teams struggled Wednesday to reach survivors as night approached days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as access to remote areas remained obstructed...
Toll passes 1,400 as fresh quake hits Afghanistan
A fresh 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the east of Afghanistan on Tuesday, jolting a region still struggling with the aftermath of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed 1,400 people.
Afghanistan quake kills 800
A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday, after a strong earthquake collapsed homes onto sleeping families in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people with the toll expected to rise, Taliban authorities said.
Long-awaited pension payments relief for Afghan retirees
After a four-year suspension, the Taliban government has announced it would resume pension payments for Afghanistan鈥檚 nearly 150,000 retired military and civil servants.
Afghanistan have no 'specific targets': Rashid
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan says his team have no 鈥榮pecific targets鈥� despite producing groundbreaking performances in recent ICC global events, ahead of a T20 international tri-series starting Friday.
Afghanistan announce spin-heavy squad for tri-series, Asia Cup
Fast-rising Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad on Sunday led by Rashid Khan for the T20 tri-series and Asia Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for white-ball series in October
Bangladesh national cricket team will play a white-ball series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates in October, stated the Afghanistan Cricket Board on Sunday.
78 killed in Afghanistan bus accident
The death toll from a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan has risen to 78, provincial officials said on Wednesday...
Bangladesh to tour Afghanistan after Asia Cup
Bangladesh national cricket team is set to tour Afghanistan for a white-ball series after the Asia Cup, confirmed the Afghanistan Cricket Board on Friday...
