Afghan

Int'l Issue

Afghan women can seek refugee status based on nationality, gender: EU top court

VIENNA, Oct 4: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are "sufficient" for an EU ...

Tigers to play three ODIs against Afghanistan in November

Sports Reporter

Afghanistan will host Bangladesh for a series of three One Day International matches to be held in the United Arab ...

Bangladesh to play 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan

Shakib Ahmed

The ACB (Afghanistan Cricket Board) confirmed that it will host Bangladesh for a series of three ODI (One Day International) ...

Bangladesh likely to play ODI series against Afghans in November

Bangladesh are highly likely to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in November before their tour of West Indies.BCB ...

Afghanistan wants to join BRICS, says Taliban govt

KABUL, Sept 25: Afghanistan's Taliban government is keen to join the BRICS economic forum, a spokesman said on Tuesday ahead ...

Afghanistan wants to join BRICS, says Taliban govt

Observer Online Desk

Afghanistan's Taliban government is keen to join the BRICS economic forum, a spokesman said on Tuesday ahead of the group's ...

Cats have more freedom than women in Afghanistan, Meryl Streep says

Observer Online Desk

A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep has said at the ...

Afghanistan's historic series win against South Africa

SHARJAH, SEPT 21: Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a superb century before leg-spin magician Rashid Khan marked his 26th birthday by taking ...

Iran summons Afghan envoy for 'disrespecting' anthem

TEHRAN, Sept 20: Iran summoned the acting head of Afghanistan's embassy Friday after saying a visiting Afghan official disrespected the ...

Afghanistan humble South Africa in first ODI

SHARJAH, SEPT 19: Afghanistan battled their way to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the opening one-day international in ...

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban

GLASGOW, Sept 18: When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of becoming ...

Barred from sport, Afghan women seek relief in secretive exercise

KABUL, SEPT 15: Most mornings after praying, 25-year-old Sanah joins several women from her neighbourhood in the Afghan capital Kabul ...

Afghan-NZ Test abandoned without ball being bowled

GREATER NOIDA, SEPT 13: The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was washed out on Friday after five days ...

Afghanistan-New Zealand Test abandoned without ball being bowled

Observer Online Desk

The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was washed out on Friday after five days of rain, just the ...

Afghanistan-NZ Test faces complete washout after day four called off

GREATER NOIDA, SEPT 12: Rain forced the fourth successive day of the only Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand to ...

Rashid returns to Afghan squad for South Africa one-day series

KABUL, SEPT 12: Ace spinner Rashid Khan has been included in the Afghanistan squad for the three-match one-day series against ...

Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline

KABUL, Sept 11: Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials ...

Afghan-NZ Test faces complete washout after third day lost

GREATER NOIDA, SEPT 11: The third day of the only Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was called off because ...

Afghanistan-New Zealand Test second day called off after 'huge mess'

GREATER NOIDA, SEPT 10: Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test ...

Afghan Taliban, UN say committed to engagement after morality law outcry

KABUL, Sept 1: A Taliban government spokesman has said the Afghan authorities were committed to engagement with the international community ...

Germany deports first Afghans since Taliban govt took control

FRANKFURT, Aug 30: Germany said Friday it had deported Afghan criminals back to their home country for the first time ...

Trump hits Harris on US Afghan withdrawal 'calamity'

WASHINGTON, Aug 27: Donald Trump on Monday tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan as ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban govt says morality law will be ‘gently’ enforced

KABUL, Aug 26: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced "gently", after the international ...

UN ‘concerned’ by Afghanistan morality law

KABUL, Aug 25: The UN mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was "concerned" about a morality law recently ratified ...

US must fix broken promises to abandoned Afghans

Luke Coffey

The Taliban displayed their newly found military strength in a dazzling parade last week at Bagram airfield, where hundreds of ...

Taliban bars UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 21: The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration's spokesperson told ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate power

KABUL, Aug 12: Three years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as ...

NZ include O'Rourke, Sears for Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests

WELLINGTON, AUG 12: New Zealand included promising seamers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears on Monday in their Test squad to ...

'Free Afghan Women': Olympic refugee breakdancer disqualified for slogan

PARIS, AUG 10: Olympic Refugee Team breakdancer Manizha Talash from Afghanistan was disqualified from the breaking competition after she wore ...

Afghanistan cricket board bans Ihsanullah Janat over corruption

KABUL, AUG 7: Afghanistan's cricket board said on Wednesday it had banned former top-order international batter Ihsanullah Janat for five ...