Afghanistan on Sunday trumped Australia by 21 runs in their second Super Eight match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Kingstown, St Vincent. Australia won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and his opening partner Ibrahim Zadran hit half centuries to help their side More
Afghanistan and Australia are all set to square off in their second super eight match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tomorrow (Sunday) at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St Vincent. The match will commence at 5:00am Afghanistan time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. Afghanistan are placed in Group More
In an important move, Armenia has formally announced recognising Palestine as an independent state. In Yerevan, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday Armenia supported the UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement, cited by Reuters, the ministry spokesperson said Armenia was in favour of a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. More
Five Pakistani security personnel have been killed and three others injured in a roadside explosion and armed attack in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Saturday. Radio Mashaal reported a vehicle carrying the security personnel struck a roadside bomb in the area, killing five soldiers. Following the bomb More
The United Nations has noted a 55 percent spike in security-related incidents in Afghanistan, with over 2,500 incidents reported in the past three months. In his latest report released on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutterres highlighted that drug-related incidents increased by 97 percent. Land disputes rose from 20 to 51 and armed clashes increased from More
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the list of terrorist groups by the Canadian government. “Our government has made the decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code,” Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a news conference. Flanked by Canada’s foreign and justice ministers, he accused the Iranian More
India has defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs in a super eights group 1 match played in Bridgetown. Deciding to bat first after winning the toss, India scored 181 runs in allotted 20 overs by the loss of eight wickets. Rashid Khan and Fazal Haq Farooqi took three wickets each while Naveen-ul-haq took one wicket. In More
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Pakistan to immediately stop all deportations and take back its decision. On x.com, the global watchdog said: “This #WorldRefugeeDay, hear from Afghan refugees in Pakistan living under uncertainty since October 2023 when the Government of #Pakistan announced its decision to deport undocumented refugees from the country leading to harassment, More
Iranian Police have arrested an Afghan man for the alleged murder of his wife in Tehran. Isna report cited Sardar Ali Walipur Kudrarzi Tehran Police Chief as saying that the detained Afghan man stubbed his wife after using drugs. Initial reports showed that the victim was killed at her sister’s house by her husband and More
Russia and North Korea have signed a strategic deal that provides mutual defence assistance if any side faces “aggression”, says a media report. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inked the comprehensive strategic partnership deal in Pyongyang after a summit on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The summit came More
