Nissanka century books Sri Lanka’s World Cup spot

Pathum Nissanka’s sublime unbeaten 101 propelled Sri Lanka to a place in this year’s Cricket World Cup in India as the 1996 winners trounced hosts Zimbabwe...

UN unveils new strategic framework for supporting Afghans

The United Nations in Afghanistan on Monday released its Strategic Framework for Afghanistan for the period 2023-2025 outlining the UN’s approach to addressing basic human needs...

Baltimore mass shooting leaves 2 dead; half of 28 injured were children

A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of...

Mohammad Shahzad included in Afghanistan squad for Bangladesh T20Is

Mohammad Shahzad, who last played international cricket for Afghanistan at the 2021 T20 World Cup, has been recalled to the squad for the two-match T20I series...

Tahawol: IEA’s efforts in economy sector discussed

Saar: US’s remarks on al Qaeda group discussed

Rights watchdog calls for world to take action in support of Afghan women

Amnesty International has called on the international community to stand up against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and take practical measures to allow Afghan women and...

Afghanistan’s wheat harvest will reach 5 million metric tons this year: ministry

Five million metric tons of wheat have been harvested so far this year, one million metric tons more than the last year’s harvest, officials in the...

Syria says it repels Israeli strike, anti-aircraft missile fragments hit Israel

Syria said it repelled a missile salvo on Sunday from Israel, where police reported that remnants of a Syrian anti-aircraft missile struck a remote town without...

Two young Afghans win Diana Award 2023

Two young Afghans – a male and a female – have been honored with the prestigious Diana Award in the United Kingdom. The Diana Award honours...

Moldova airport shooting suspect in coma, wanted in Tajikistan for abduction

The chief suspect in a shootout in Moldova’s main international airport remained in a coma on Saturday and was wanted in his native Tajikistan in connection...

West Indies miss out on World Cup after Scotland loss

The West Indies failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup for the first time as the two-time champions slumped to a seven-wicket thumping by Scotland...

US should now fulfill its obligations, Muttaqi says after Biden’s al-Qaeda remarks

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said on Saturday that Washington should now fulfill its responsibilities and initiate positive...

Almost 1 million square meters of Afghan carpets exported in past year

The carpet manufacturers’ union says the carpet weaving industry has been doing well and in the past year almost one million square meters of carpets has...

Tahawol: Al-Qaeda group failure in Afghanistan discussed

Women’s chamber to establish mechanism for women entrepreneurs

Afghanistan Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) officials say they are trying to set up points of contact in all 34 provinces to assist women...

Saar: Calls for removing restrictions on Afghan women

OIC to convene meeting over desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden

In response to the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) announced it will hold a meeting in Jeddah, during...

France riots: 45,000 police, armored vehicles deployed to quell unrest

France was reeling on Saturday from a fourth night of rioting as the family of Nahel M, whose shooting by a police officer sparked the unrest,...

State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump

A US State Department report on Friday criticized the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald...