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Afghan Cricketer Rashid Khan likely to Play in Big Bash League
Afghanistan’s star player Rashid Khan is expected to feature in Australia’s next summer Big Bash League (BBL).
The 18-year-old Rashid Khan will be the first-ever Afghan player to play in the league.
The teenage spin sensation is currently playing in the Indian Premier League and has taken the lucrative T20 tournament by storm this year, picking up 14 wickets in 12 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rashid Khan’s IPL teammate Moises Henriques who is the captain of Sydney Sixers franchise in BBL has revealed his interest in signing him.
Henriques said the teenage leg-spinner could be an ideal recruit for the men in magenta.
“I must say as captain of the Sixers I have been contemplating our little leggie (Rashid) we have over here,” Henriques said cited by cricket.com.au.
“I still can’t pick him in the nets. He bowls nearly 100kph and gets the ball to spin a little bit both ways.
“He is hard work especially over here in these conditions but it is something definitely worth contemplating for the Sixers.”
Rashid Khan suggested a number of BBL clubs had already expressed interest in singing him.
“My dream is to play Big Bash. I would love to be the first Afghani to play in the Big Bash,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to playing in BBL if I get a chance. I have performed well so far in the IPL and hopefully that will help me be part of Big Bash.”
“Three or four players have spoken to me about Big Bash and couple of franchises have contacted me already.
“Once I finish IPL hopefully we can have a good conversation about me playing in Big Bash this year.”
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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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