Sri Lanka have trounced Afghanistan by 72 runs in the second T20 International, clinching the series at the Rangiri Dambulla Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan won the toss and invited the hosts to bat in the second match. All-rounder Angelo Mathews smashed an unbeaten 42 off 22 balls and Sadeera Samarawickrama hit a half century to help More
More than 20 people have been killed in a landslide in the Noorgram district, of eastern Nuristan province, local officials said on Monday. Eighty houses were destroyed in the incident, Information and Culture Director Maulvi Samiul Haq Haqbayan said. The landslide took place in the Nakra village of Tatin Valley last night due to heavy More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday during ongoing meeting of envoys said there was consensus among delegates over what needed to happen in Afghanistan, a statement said on Monday. Addressing reporters, he said: “We want an Afghanistan in peace, peace with itself and peace with its neighbours and able to assume the commitments and the international More
A man has shot death 12 members of his family, including his father and brother, in the Kerman province of Iran, media reports said on Monday. “A 30-year-old man, motivated by a family dispute, killed 12 members of his family with a Kalashnikov rifle near the town of Faryab in Kerman province,” the Kerman chief More
The second UN-led meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special envoys from various countries, has started behind closed doors in Doha. Qatar hosted on Sunday the meeting, with the participation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha said in a statement. Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin More
The UN secretary-general has asked Hamas and Israel for an immediately ceasefire and unconditional release of all hostages in Gaza. António Guterres wrote on his X handle: “I have repeatedly called for the immediate & unconditional release of all hostages & a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. “That is the only way to massively scale up More
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz says he will enter the ring against his French rival Johan Van de Hel next month. The athlete wrote on his Facebook account he was happy to be in the service of his countrymen once again by joining the emotional competition. Mubariz said he would take on More
Sri Lanka have trounced Afghanistan by four runs in the opener of three-match T20I series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. After winning the toss, Afghanistan invited the hosts to bat first. Sri Lanka was all out for 160 in 19 overs with allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga played an outstanding counterpunch innings of More
US Special Envoy Rina Amiri has held a meeting with Deputy UN Secretary General Amina Mohammed and discussed support to Afghan women and human rights situation in Afghanistan, according to a statement on Saturday. On her Twitter handle Amiri said: “on the importance of supporting Afghan women & human rights, concurred that the extreme policies More
An Afghan refugee has committed suicide in the Baharakoh area of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, according to police on Saturday. Police said that Mohammad Shifae, 28, and Afghan national migrated to Pakistan two years ago. He said Shafae filed asylum request to Canada and after two years he received a negative response after More
