[ad_1] Afghanistan shocked Australia to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive with an historic 21-run win in St Vincent. Needing a victory to avoid elimination, Afghanistan posted 148-6 on a challenging surface on the back of a superb opening stand of 118 between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran. They quickly reduced Australia to 32-3…
[ad_1] Former Manchester United academy graduate Ashley Westwood has officially been unveiled as the new manager of the Afghanistan national team. The surprise move comes amid much unrest from within the squad’s playing cohort, with eighteen players threatening to boycott their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Qatar. Claims have been made that they have suffered…
[ad_1] Wesa, who traveled the country campaigning for girls to have access to education, was freed after seven months in prison. An Afghan rights campaigner who advocated for girls’ inclusion in education has been released by Taliban authorities after seven months in jail. Matiullah Wesa, who traveled the country campaigning for girls to have access…
[ad_1] Hasina Safi speaks to Al Jazeera on the global response to the war-torn country’s humanitarian crises. Belfast, Northern Ireland – The international community’s response to Afghanistan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis is “confused” and requires a wholesale rethink, according to Hasina Safi, the former and last minister for women’s affairs in Afghanistan. Now a leading women’s…
[ad_1] Afghanistan: A solitary door is all that remains of a building in Herat after the Saturday’s quake (Getty Images) Rescuers are digging for survivors of a powerful earthquake that flattened whole villages in Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck Saturday morning in Herat province, a barren landscape dotted with mud-brick…
[ad_1] Volunteers and rescue workers in quake-hit Afghanistan say they are forced to use shovels and even their bare hands to look for victims and survivors. “There is no modern equipment nor trained search and rescue teams. This could result in a rise in casualties. If we don’t urgently receive advanced and trained rescue teams…
[ad_1] Many of the villages hit by the quake consist of little more than mud houses (Getty Images) Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border. The death toll is expected to rise as information comes in from rural areas, with one Taliban government department suggesting…
[ad_1] Who: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Where: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, India When: Saturday, October 7, 10:30am (05:00 GMT) A month after Bangladesh beat Afghanistan in the Asia Cup, the two South Asian teams will face off for their opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the picturesque HPCA stadium in Dharamsala. It will…
