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Australia likely to host Afghanistan for one-off Test later this year

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Afghanistan look set to travel to Australia this year for the historic Test that was postponed last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

According to Cricbuzz, Australia were scheduled to host Afghanistan last summer before the series against India. However, the plan was postponed although their series against India went ahead as originally scheduled.

Last year, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced that the game will be rescheduled for November 2021 while confirming the postponement.

Cricket Australia (CA) is now reportedly on the verge of confirming the Test against Afghanistan, Cricbuzz reported.

According to sources, the match is likely to take place in November in Hobart.

The one-off Test would give the Australian players the opportunity to prepare themselves for the Ashes that is likely to start in December.

“The Test in Perth was huge for us, and everyone back home was waiting for it. It could have been a historic Test. It is like a dream that comes true for any player to be a part of it. I would have considered myself so lucky to play in Australia against Australia, but this pandemic has really affected us.

“Hopefully, things are better, and this year is a huge year for us as a team, as a nation, and as players, and we will try our best to deliver,” Rashid Khan told ESPN earlier this month.

Afghanistan was awarded Test status in 2017 and has done relatively well. Out of six Test matches so far, Afghanistan has won three - one of which was earlier this month against Zimbabwe in the UAE.

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Badakhshan governor says hundreds of kilometers of roads repaired and paved in past year

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Badakhshan Governor Mohammad Ayub Khalid has said that hundreds of kilometers of roads have been repaired and paved in the province in the past year, and that work on the road connecting Badakhshan with Panjshir and the construction of the Badakhshan ring road is ongoing.

Badakhshan is in the north-eastern part of Afghanistan and sits mostly in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountains. Poor roads have plagued this province for decades.

"The road between Darayem and Argo districts has been repaired, paved and gravelled. Likewise, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Public Works, we paved the road between Argo and Faiz Abad."

Khalid added that they have started construction of the Badakhshan ring road in the border districts, the asphalting of the Pamir road up to the Chinese border and will open Khwahan district road to Darwazaha region.

"It's been more than two and a half months since the explosions started in the mountains. The road has been widened to a great extent. The ring road in Badakhshan is very important and its work has started. Meanwhile, we proposed about Kuran wa Munjan, which connects Badakhshan and Panjshir, and it has been approved.”

Residents of Darwazha region say that the road to their districts has been closed for several months, which has caused serious problems for them. They want the government to address the problem of poor road conditions before the arrival of winter.

"Before the cold season arrives, the roads that connect the districts and villages must be reconstructed,” said Ahmad Nabil Qazizada, a resident of Badakhshan.

According to the governor of Badakhshan, construction and repair of hundreds of kilometers of roads has been completed in the last year in coordination with the ministries of rural development, public works and the ministry of national defense.

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Afghanistan ranks 116th in 2024 Global Hunger Index

In 2023, Afghanistan scored 30.6 and ranked 114th in the index.

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The Global Hunger Index has ranked Afghanistan 116th among 127 countries, which places it under the “serious” category of the analysis.

According to the latest report published on Friday, Afghanistan scored 30.8.

In 2023, Afghanistan scored 30.6 and ranked 114th in the index.

GHI scores are based on the values of four indicators such as the level of people's malnutrition, child stunting, wasting and mortality. The less a country scores in the GHI, the lower the rate of hunger in that country.

According to the GHI report, 30.4 percent of the population in Afghanistan are undernourished, 44.6 percent of children under five are stunted, 3.6 percent of children under five are wasted and 5.8 percent of children die before their fifth birthday.

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Afghanistan not invited to SCO summit

Pakistan, the host country for the summit, is expected to welcome leaders from various nations and around 200 delegations this week

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Afghanistan will not participate in the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which will take place in Islamabad on October 15 and 16, as it has not received an invitation from the bloc's secretariat.

Express News reported that the secretariat’s decision underscores Afghanistan's current status within the organization, as it is classified as an observer state rather than a full member.

Diplomatic sources indicate that Afghanistan's membership in the SCO has been inactive since September 2021. The country became an SCO observer on June 7, 2012, but has not engaged actively since its membership was rendered, Express News reported.

Pakistan, the host country for the summit, is expected to welcome leaders from various nations and around 200 delegations.

The SCO remains focused on fostering regional cooperation and security, with significant participation anticipated at the upcoming meeting.

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