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          Afghanistan

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

          The Emirates Red Crescent has delivered medical aid to Afghan communities after last Sunday’s earthquake. Wam

          UAE delivers first shipment of vital medical aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

          UAESeptember 07, 2025
          Houses damaged by the week's series of earthquakes, in Afghanistan's province of Kunar. EPA

          Afghan medics struggle to cope as three earthquakes hit in six days

          MENASeptember 06, 2025
          The Kunar province worst hit by Afghanistan's earthquake is a mountainous area where homes can be hard to access. EPA

          Afghan earthquake death toll passes 2,000

          AsiaSeptember 04, 2025
          A boy flanked by the rubble of damaged houses after the devastating Afghanistan earthquake. EPA

          Time running out for earthquake survivors, say Afghan expats

          UAESeptember 03, 2025
          President Sheikh Mohamed directed teams from Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, the National Guard and the Joint Operations Command to assist with the response to the earthquake. Photo: Wam

          UAE rescue team to help search for Afghanistan earthquake survivors

          UAESeptember 03, 2025
          Afghanistan's Rashid Khan appeals. The UAE take on Afgahnistan in a T20 International in a Tri Nation Series. Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Afghanistan to host charity cricket game for survivors of earthquake

          CricketSeptember 03, 2025
          A boy carries a deceased relative in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday. Such distressing images are reminiscent of previous earthquakes. AFP

          Afghanistan's isolation is making earthquake relief even harder

          EditorialSeptember 03, 2025
          Residents search the ruins of houses in Mazar Dara village, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan. AFP

          Frantic search for survivors as Afghanistan quake death toll exceeds 1,400

          MENASeptember 02, 2025
          There was a minute’s silence before the start of the match between Afghanistan and UAE in respect for the victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan on Sunday, which centred in the east of the country, in which at least 800 people were confirmed dead. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Afghanistan beat UAE in Sharjah against backdrop of earthquake in homeland

          September 01, 2025
          A Taliban military helicopter transports injured victims after an earthquake in Kunar, Afghanistan on Monday. EPA

          UAE sends rescue teams to Afghanistan as earthquake death toll nears 1,000

          UAESeptember 01, 2025
          Taliban soldiers and civilians carry people injured in the earthquake to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Reuters

          More than 800 killed in 6.0-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

          MENASeptember 01, 2025
          UAE captain Muhammad Waseem, second left, Pakistan skipper Salman Agha, centre, and Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan during with the tri-series trophy at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Photo: Emirates Cricket Board

          UAE aim to show their worth against upbeat Pakistan in Sharjah

          CricketAugust 30, 2025
          The three captains, Muhammad Waseem, Salman Agha and Rashid Khan, pose with sponsors at Thursday's launch. Photo: Emirates Cricket Board

          Agha and Pakistan feeling confident, UAE's 'home' comforts and Rashid's plea

          CricketAugust 29, 2025
          LAHORE, PAKISTAN - FEBRUARY 28: Rashid Khan of Afghanistan during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group match between Afghanistan and Australia at Gaddafi Stadium on February 28, 2025 in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

          Rashid Khan pleads for calm when Afghanistan and Pakistan play in Sharjah

          CricketAugust 28, 2025
          Afghans who fled their homeland arriving at the UK's RAF Brize Norton in 2021. Reuters

          London must show it still has a moral dimension to its asylum policies

          CommentAugust 26, 2025
          Cars travel at night on the Kabul-Jalalabad Road, considered one of the most dangerous in the world. Getty

          In Afghanistan, the deadliest thing you can do is get into a car

          CommentAugust 21, 2025
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