The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has revealed the groupings for the upcoming 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, placing Afghanistan in Group D alongside Iran, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. In a post on its Facebook page, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said the groups for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup had been officially revealed. According More
At least 11 people have been killed and 20 others injured after two trains collided in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, a media report said on Wednesday. The local passenger train hit the cargo train from behind near the city of Bilaspur, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Chhattisgarh’s state capital of Raipur on More
A wide-body UPS cargo plane has crashed during takeoff at Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, killing at least seven people and injuring 11 others, media reports said on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday as the aircraft was departing for Honolulu, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The impact More
Afghanistan’s under-19 national cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 102 runs in theirthird match of the ongoing five-match One Day series, officials said on Thursday. The match, played in Bangladesh, saw Afghanistan winning the toss and choosing to bat first. The Afghan side scored 275 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 50 overs. For More
Zohran Mamdani has won the closely contested New York City mayoral election, becoming the first Muslim to lead the largest city in the United States, media reports said Wednesday. In a victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, the Associated Press reported. With his More
China, Bahrain, Qatar, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the G7 have expressed their condolences over the casualties caused by the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan and have pledged support for those affected. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck around 1:00 a.m. local time on Monday, with its epicenter in the Kholm district of Balkh More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a seven-member squad for the 2025 Hong Kong Sixes cricket tournament, with all-rounder Gulbadin Naib set to lead the team in one of the game’s fastest-paced formats. Afghanistan have been placed in Pool A alongside South Africa and Nepal, ACB wrote on its Facebook page. The Afghan squad More
At least 15 people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion inside the Supreme Court building in Islamabad on Tuesday, according to Pakistani media reports. Islamabad Inspector General Ali Nasir Rizvi confirmed that the explosion occurred in the Supreme Court canteen at 10:55 a.m., the Express Tribune reported. Of the injured, three were admitted to More
Afghanistan’s national futsal team defeated Tajikistan 9-5 in the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games on Tuesday. The exciting, high-scoring match took place at 12:30pm Afghanistan time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan led 6-2 at half-time and eventually secured a 9-5 victory by the end of the second half. Eight teams are participating in the sixth edition More
As many as 16,243 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighboring Iran and Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, wrote on his X handle that a total of 2,963 Afghan families, comprising 16,243 individuals, returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan on Monday. He said the refugees More
