An Afghan citizen has been executed on charges of drug smuggling in Saudi Arabia, a media report said on Tuesday. The New Arab reported citing Saudi Arabia‘s interior ministry, Afghan national Badshah Qul Suleimani was executed in the holy city of Makkah on Sunday. He had been convicted of attempting to smuggle heroin into the kingdom. More
Afghanistan-A are all set to meet Sri Lanka-A in their opening match in the Tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) series today (Tuesday) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The match would commence at 10:30am local time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. It said the matches would be broadcast live More
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has voiced its concern at the forced expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. The Federation announced it was supporting the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) to address the immediate and longer-term needs of 50,000 people. Earlier, the government of Pakistan had asked all Afghans More
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) says 91 Afghans released from prisons in Pakistan have returned to their homeland. Citing Spin Boldak border officials in Kandahar, the ministry wrote on X the 91 Afghans, who had spent one to five days in jails, had been arrested in various parts of Pakistan. After receiving humanitarian More
Afghanistan trounced Hong Kong by eight wickets in their second match in the ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup 2026 Qualifiers on Monday. Hong Kong won the toss and decided to bat first — a decision that apparently backfired. They were bundled out for just 70 runs in the 37th over of the game. For Afghanistan, More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has constituted a dedicated taskforce to support Afghanistan’s displaced female players. In a statement, the global cricket regulator said it would “establish a dedicated fund to provide direct monetary assistance to the female Afghan players. The imitative is aimed at ensuring the women cricketers from Afghanistan have the resources they More
At least 34 people have been killed and 117 others wounded in a Russian missile strike in Ukraine, a media report said on Monday. Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, Reuters reported. It said 34 people lost their lives and 117 others were wounded More
Iran and the United States have wrapped up a constructive first round of nuclear negotiations in Muscat, agreeing to meet again next week. Delegation heads also had a brief direct contact during the meeting in Oman, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying the next round of talks would take place on April 19. President More
The US Department of Homeland Security has revoked the temporary protected status (TPS) for Afghanistan and Cameroon, a decision that puts over 14,000 Afghans at risk of deportation. The Trump administration moved to end legal protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians legally living in the United States, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. It said More
Amid war threats from President Donald Trump, the United States and Iran are set to start high-stakes negotiations on a new nuclear deal today (Saturday). Ahead of the critical talks, CNN reported that Trump had warned the Islamic republic of military strikes in case of failure. For its part, Iran any attack on it would More
