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Afghanistan

The latest news, stories and updates from the central Asian country

The 2027 ODI World Cup will take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Reuters

Which teams have qualified for 2027 ODI World Cup?

CricketAugust 11, 2026
Scotland's Afghanistan-born bowler Zainullah Ihsan. Photo: Cricket Scotland

Afghan refugee's journey: From knowing only one English word to a Scotland cap

CricketAugust 07, 2026
A woman receives food rations in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA

Afghans 'exhausted' as hunger and malnutrition surge, UN official warns

USAugust 04, 2026
A destroyed building following an air strike that the Taliban say was carried out by Pakistan's security forces, in the Samkani district, Afghanistan. Reuters

Pakistan forces kill 29 in attacks at Afghan border

AsiaJune 29, 2026
A mourner weeps next to the body of a victim killed in an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon last month. AFP

We must not lose sight of what Israel is doing in Lebanon right now

FeedbackJune 12, 2026
Refugee children dance outside a makeshift shelter in Lebanon, near the border with Syria. EPA

Afghans and Syrians drive record number of refugees returning home

MENAJune 11, 2026
A Taliban member stands guard as Afghan women wait to receive food supplies in Kabul. AFP

School ban leaves 3.8 million Afghan girls out of education

USJune 08, 2026
Azizi Khursand of Afghanistan and teammates during the Fifa Unites: Women's Series 2025 in Berrechid, Morocco. EPA

Afghan Women United to play official international matches

FootballApril 29, 2026
Afghans carry their belongings alongside a railway after returning over the border from wartime Iran. AFP

Afghanistan feels heat of Iran war as Taliban official says attacks on Gulf 'unfair'

MENAApril 21, 2026
From left, UAE ambassador to Kabul Saif Al Ketbi, US citizen Dennis Coyle and former US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Kabul on Tuesday. EPA

UAE helps secure release of American held by the Taliban

USMarch 24, 2026
Syrian Kurds mark Nowruz in Qamishli on Wednesday. Damascus recently declared the festival a paid national holiday. AFP

Nowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

EditorialMarch 20, 2026
Buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal after the air strike in Kabul on Monday night. AFP

Pakistan denies striking hospital as Taliban says 400 people have been killed

AsiaMarch 17, 2026
Rashid Khan will not be Afghanistan T20 captain for the series against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. AFP

Afghanistan hope to face Sri Lanka in Sharjah despite airspace closures

CricketMarch 05, 2026
Afghans surround a vehicle of Taliban security personnel following the cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Saturday. EPA

Afghanistan targets Pakistani fighter jets in Kabul

MENAMarch 01, 2026
A Pakistani soldier stands guard in a bunker at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. AFP

How can the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict be defused?

USFebruary 27, 2026
A Pakistani security official stands guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad. EPA
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Civilians endure sleepless night amid fears of long war between Afghanistan and Pakistan

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
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