'Quality' Afghanistan ready for Asia Cup heavyweights SHARJAH: Skipper Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan is ready for the big guns after they became the first team to... Updated 17 Oct, 2022 02:42pm
World Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal KABUL: The Taliban declared Wednesday a national holiday and lit up the capital with coloured lights to celebrate... Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:42am
Sports Najibullah powers Afghanistan to Asia Cup Super 4 SHARJAH: Najibullah Zadran tore into the opposition attack with six sixes to lead Afghanistan into the Asia Cup ... Updated 30 Aug, 2022 11:04pm
Sports T20 leagues making up for Afghanistan’s scant international exposure, says Rashid Stints in Twenty20 leagues across the world have helped most Afghanistan players to cope with the lack of... Published 30 Aug, 2022 12:04pm
Sports Afghanistan opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup opener DUBAI: Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the opening... Updated 17 Oct, 2022 02:43pm
World Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader KABUL: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group... Updated 25 Aug, 2022 04:00pm
Sports Form, bragging rights on line as giants clash in Asia Cup cricket DUBAI: India’s Virat Kohli has the chance to find form before the World Cup while Babar Azam will look to keep... Published 25 Aug, 2022 10:02am
Sports Red-hot Azam to struggling Kohli: five to watch at Asia Cup DUBAI: The Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and India superstar... Updated 25 Aug, 2022 07:23pm
World Afghan refugees, migrants protest in UAE over uncertain future DUBAI: Afghan refugees and migrants living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year since... Published 24 Aug, 2022 10:55am
World Flash floods kill 20 in eastern Afghan province KABUL: Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the eastern Afghan province of Logar, killing at least 20 people and... Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:35pm
World UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officials UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any... Updated 20 Aug, 2022 10:43am
Print CASA-1000 project stalled over Afghanistan turmoil DUSHANBE: A $1.2 billion western-backed project to build a power line between Central Asia and South Asia has been... Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:50am
World Taliban leader says foreign engagement will be in line with Sharia PESHAWAR/KABUL: The Taliban will deal with the international community in line with Sharia law, the supreme leader... Updated 19 Aug, 2022 08:17pm
Print Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21 KABUL: A blast that ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital killed at least 21 people... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
World Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21 KABUL: A blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 21... Updated 18 Aug, 2022 01:04pm
World Taliban test repaired helicopters, planes in flyover of capital KABUL: Taliban military aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group’s defence ministry tested... Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:31pm
World Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule MELBOURNE: Australia has relocated Afghanistan’s Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi and other athletes and their... Published 17 Aug, 2022 11:03am
World Taliban add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities KABUL: Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials... Published 16 Aug, 2022 07:38pm
Sports Afghanistan recalls Shinwari for Asia Cup KABUL: All-rounder Samiullah Shinwari was on Tuesday recalled after a two-year absence from Afghanistan’s cricket... Published 16 Aug, 2022 07:32pm
World Flash floods kill 29 in Afghanistan KABUL: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 29 people and destroyed scores of homes in eastern... Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am
Print ‘Great victory’ as Taliban mark turbulent first year in power KABUL: Taliban fighters chanted victory slogans next to the US embassy in Kabul Monday as they marked the first... Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am
World World ‘must not forget’ Afghan women and children: UN UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday implored the world to not forget the plight of Afghanistan’s women and... Published 15 Aug, 2022 08:38pm
World Flash floods kill 29 in Afghanistan: officials KABUL: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 29 people and destroyed scores of homes in eastern... Published 15 Aug, 2022 07:05pm
World Taliban mark turbulent first year in power KABUL: The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a national holiday... Published 15 Aug, 2022 11:15am
Perspectives The Kabul drone strike and Ayman al-Zawahiri Nearly a year after Nato-led forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the US targeted Ayman al-Zawahiri, a senior al-Qaeda... Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:13pm
World EU scolds Taliban after crackdown on women’s rally BRUSSELS: The EU on Sunday said it was “particularly concerned” about worsening conditions for women and girls in... Published 14 Aug, 2022 04:39pm
World Taliban violently disperse rare women’s protest in Kabul KABUL: Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare... Updated 13 Aug, 2022 02:30pm
World ‘Afghanistan’s Media Crisis’ CPJ releases special report KARACHI: One year after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan media and press freedom are in crisis. The Committee... Published 13 Aug, 2022 06:15am
World One year on, Afghan family still divided after daughter fled, mother stayed KABUL/SALAMANCA: As thousands of Afghans crowded outside Kabul airport a year ago desperately trying to escape the... Published 12 Aug, 2022 12:36pm
World Taliban cleric killed in blast in Kabul: intelligence official KABUL: A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in Kabul on Thursday,... Published 11 Aug, 2022 05:56pm