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The Afghanistan national cricket team secured their second victory in ICC World Twenty20 Group Matches by defeating Hong Kong by 6 wickets. Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim to set a big target for the Afghan batsmen. However, the Afghan bowlers managed to restrict the Hong Kong batsmen Read the full article...

The Zimbabwe cricket team secured their second victory in ICC World Twenty20 Cricket World Cup as the Afghanistan v Hong Kong match is underway in Group matches. Zimbabwe defeated Scotland by 11 runs during their second appearance in Group B of the ICC World Twenty20 this evening. The toss was won by Zimbabwe who chose Read the full article...

The death toll as a result of the bloody clashes among the rival Taliban groups has climbed and reached to almost 150 people, local officials said Thursday. A member of the provincial council confirmed the latest toll and said majority of those killed belong to Mullah Mohammad Rasool, one of the main side in the Read the full article...

14 Afghan Taliban have been arrested during a raid in Quetta, capital of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, Dawn News reported on Thursday. The report further states that strict security measures were taken during the raid by Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) at a compound in Pashtunabad area where the militants were residing. A senior official has told Read the full article...

The former Afghan interior minister and ex-Ambassador to Pakistan Mohammad Omar Daudzai has questioned Pakistan’s sincerity in Afghan peace process, saying Islamabad is approaching its own interests in the process. Daudzai was speaking during an event marking the 5th anniversary of the assassination of Mawlana Syed Kheli, the former police chief of northern Kunduz province Read the full article...

A top aide to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani voiced concerns regarding the growing infiltration by anti-government armed militants into the government institutions, including the security sectors. In his remarks during the commemoration of the 5th death anniversary of Mawlana Syed Kheli, the former police chief of Kunduz province, Ahmad Zia Massoud said the anti-government armed Read the full article...

At least nine anti-government armed militants were killed in a raid by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the raid was conducted in the vicinity of Lashkargah city by the Afghan armed forces from the 215th Maiwand Corps. MoD further added that 5 Read the full article...

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) slammed the Afghan courts for significant reduction of sentence to 13 men convicted of Farkhunda’s brutal murder in March 2015. The New York-based rights organization said “It’s a bitter irony that the latest blow to justice for Farkhunda Malikzada occurred on the eve of International Women’s Day.” The Attorney General Read the full article...

Five migrants, including a baby, hoping to reach Europe via Greece drowned when their speedboat capsized off the Turkish coast, Reuters citing Dogan News Agency reported on Thursday. The Turkish Coast Guard rescued nine people after they called for help late on Wednesday and recovered five bodies, it said. The group, comprised of Afghans and Read the full article...

The Ministry of Interior says a footage circulating in media which shows police torturing a detainee is two years old and that the perpetrators were detained and trialed. Najib Danish, spokesperson for the said the footage was horrific and that the Ministry of Interior is very upset about it. He added that the government is committed Read the full article...

The Afghanistan national cricket team will face Hong Kong during their second group match in the ICC World Twenty20 World Cup tonight. The match is part of the Group-B match and will be played at Nagpur, starting at 6:30 pm Afghanistan time. The Afghanistan national cricket team secured their first victory in ICC World Twenty20 Read the full article...

At least 41 anti-government armed militants were killed in the latest counter-terrorism operations led by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 36 others were wounded and a suspected militant was arrested by the security forces during the same operations. A statement by Read the full article...

The Russian Federation believes fighting would escalate in Afghanistan if Taliban refuse to resume peace talks with Afghan government. The escalation of the Afghan conflict could be inevitable due to the Taliban’s refusal to resume peace talks with the government, according to Sputnik news, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department responsible for Afghanistan said Wednesday. “Yes, it is inevitable,” Zamir Read the full article...

The Commander of US Central Command General Lloyd J Austin has said Pakistan should “take decisive action” against the Haqqani terrorist network, calling the network as the greatest threat to the US forces in Afghanistan. During a congressional hearing with the Senate Armed Service Committee, Gen. Austin said “We need Pakistan to take decisive actions Read the full article...

The death toll as a result of the ongoing infighting among the Taliban militant has reportedly reached to 80 in western Herat province of Afghanistan. According to the defense officials, the rival Taliban groups are still engaged in the deadly infighting in Shindand district. The officials further added that the rival groups include supporters of Read the full article...

A Pakistani media has claimed that the son of Punjab’s former governor was released from the kidnappers during a Taliban-Daesh clash in southern Afghanistan. Salam Taseer’s son Shahbaz Taseer was kidnapped by gunmen from Lahore on 26 August 2011. Dunay news reports that Shahbaz Taseer was taken to North Waziristan and then to Afghanistan. The Read the full article...

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq called on Taliban to join peace process or face deadly military crackdown by the Afghan security forces. During a gathering to commemorate the 21st death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, Mohaqiq said war against the Taliban militants is legitimate, insisting that democratic Read the full article...