Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Afghanistan has qualified for Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 after unbeaten run in qualifying competition which was held in Singapore. Afghanistan has played six matches in qualifying round and won all of them. The matches were played in Division One of Asia qualifier against hosts Singapore, Malaysia and Napal. The …

Afghan Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah says the biggest responsibility of the government is the security of people that the needed measures have not been taken so far. “Insecurity is one of the biggest challenges against the government and despite Afghan forces’ efforts, the security situation has worsened than the past,” …

At least 24 people were in a car bomb blast in capital Kabul on Monday morning, the Interior Ministry said.  The blast happened at about 6:50 am local time in Kabul’s PD3, near Deputy Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq’s house and a private university in Kabul City.  The Interior Ministry’s Acting …

At least 14 people were killed and 26 more injured after a passenger bus crashed in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Sunday. The incident happened when the bus traveling on Kunduz-Baghlan highway deviated and crashed into Kelagai area of Doshi district. According to Provincial Public Health Chief, Mohibullah Habibi …

An employee of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday morning in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. The incident took place at around 08:00 a.m. local time when unknown armed men begun shooting at an employee of Afghan intelligence agency  in Nareng Bagh …

The U.S. police were searching on Thursday for six African teenagers who were reported missing from a global robotics competition in Washington, the New York Times reported. U.S. Police officials confirmed that two members of the robotics team from Burundi, Don Ingabire, 16, and Audrey Mwamikazi, 17, were seen entering …

 A group of seven Islamic State or Daesh militants killed when the explosives packed in a barrel exploded before being planted. The incident took place on Tuesday at about 11:00 a.m. when the insurgents attempted to coordinate terrorist attack by planting a barrel packed with explosives in Godar area of …

Afghanistan A side will replace Australia A in the triangular series against South Africa ‘A’ and India ‘A’ scheduled to be held in South Africa later this month. Due to the ongoing pay dispute between the players and Cricket Australia Down Under, Australia A team had pulled out of the …

Pakistan’s military has launched a large scale operation against the Islamic States in its volatile tribal areas, bordering Afghanistan, Reuters reported. Pakistani Military Spokesman, Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor claimed that Islamic State (Daesh) was growing in strength inside Afghanistan, prompting Pakistan to launch an operation in Federally Administered Tribal Areas …

At least three civilians have been killed and four more injured in the clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents in western Farah province, officials said Sunday. The incident took place in Ganj Abad region of Balablok district when the Taliban militants targeted residential houses as stronghold against …

Afghanistan under-19 team has left for Singapore to participate in 2018 ICC World Cup qualifying completions. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) statement, released on Saturday,  the competition will be held among four countries including hosts Singapore, Afghanistan  Malaysia and Nepal. The Afghan U-19 will kick off their campaign on …

The Taliban militant group on Tuesday night kidnapped 16 passengers and killed nine of them in western Farah province of Afghanistan, officials said. The Provincial Council Chief, Jamila Amini said that the Taliban on Tuesday night kidnapped the passengers from Shamal Gah region of the provincial capital, who were traveling en …

 Afghanistan is in the process of limiting Pakistan’s veto options on transportation of goods and looking at other routes being a landlocked country. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani visited Turkmenistan on July 3 upon invitation by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Oguzkhan Palace complex in Turkmenistan hosted the high-level talks. Various issues from …

Afghan Ministry of Finance (MoF) says some of the neighboring countries are trying to prevent investment and domestic production in country. Afghanistan is at risk of unwelcome external influences, its sovereignty and traditions vulnerable. The finance minister, Eklil Hakemi declared the government committed to provide fields for the growth of …

U.S. Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, believes that Washington has no strategy and is currently losing war in Afghanistan. “We have no strategy. And we are losing. When you’re not winning, you’re losing. And the ANA, the Afghan National Army, is taking unacceptable losses,” McCain …

Afghan wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq has struck an unbeaten 214 in a T20 match in Paragon Nangarhar Champions Trophy. Playing for the Khateez Cricket Academy, the right-hander scored quick fire 214 runs off just 71 balls, including 21 sixes and 16 fours against the Kabul Star Cricket Club team. Talking to …

Afghanistan under-15 national football team on Saturday won the title of Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship by defeating Uzbekistan 3-2 in the final.  The tournament was hosted in Dushanbe city of Tajikistan and five teams have participated in the competition including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.  Afghanistan claimed …

The Chairman of the Massoud Foundation, Ahmad Wali Massoud warns that some elements want to revert Afghanistan of warfare, suggests national consensus as solution for ongoing political crisis in the country. Massoud said that ethnic, linguistic and sectarian divisions have rised and the provokers are in search of Afghanistan’s collapse. …

Afghan Defense Ministry has strongly rejected Pakistan’s Foreign Office claim that Haqqani Network operates from Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria on Thursday claimed that the Haqqani Network operates from Afghanistan, not Pakistan. He also claimed that the Taliban and other terrorist outfits have been eliminated from Pakistan and …

At least three civilians killed as a blast rocked Chah Ab district in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan on Friday. Provincial police spokesperson Abdul Khalil Asir confirmed the incident and said,” it was a mine and exploded inside a residential house in Chah Ab district this morning, killing three civilians”. …