The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) has decided to host Afghanistan for a first ever test match in the future. The decision was made during BCCI's Special General Meeting (SGM) that was held on December 11, and was announced to the public by Amitabh Chaudhary, BCCI's Joint Secretary. Indian media reported that the dates of the historic Test will be chalked out later. “Afghans...
Provincial officials of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in Bamyan reported that violence against women has doubled in the province. Hakima Alizada, acting head of AIHRC in Bamyan, said that the violence against women has doubled over the past ten months compared to previous years. She added that 140 cases of violence against women were registered in the province this year while the figure...
Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for Nangarhar governor, told Killid that nine Daesh militants were killed and four injured in a military operation codenamed ‘Selab 4/9’ over the past 24 hours in parts of Khogyani district. He added that Nadafan, Dago, Merzakhail, and Rahbarkle areas were cleared of Daesh. Meanwhile officials in the province claimed that 52 Taliban fighters including prominent commanders were killed in Afghan Special...
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest against corruption in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The "March of Shame" protest came as Netanyahu headed to Europe for meetings in France on Sunday and at the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Demonstrators on Tel Aviv's Rotschild Boulevard held signs reading, "Out with the corrupt!"...
Kabul police said that three suspects were arrested in connection with murder of 10 members of one family in Kabul City. The incident took place in Khairkhana area in the north of Kabul on Friday evening where 10 members of one family were murdered and three others were injured. Head of the Criminal Investigation Department of Kabul police Mohammad Salem Almas said that the suspects...
A press release from Maiwand 215 Corps stated that five Taliban insurgents were killed and three injured in joint airstrikes conducted by Afghan and foreign forces in parts of Sangen district of Helmand yesterday. The statement added that 28 different types of mines were discovered and defused. Taliban militants are yet to comment on the strikes. ...
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s office said the government would probably close the Taliban’s office in Qatar as it has received reports which show the address is used for propaganda and other purposes in favor of the group. Jawed Faisal, deputy spokesman for the chief executive, said that the government has started investigating the reports about the office and it will act accordingly and the...
Paul Stirling's century steered Ireland to a 2-1 series defeat of Afghanistan with a five-wicket win in the final one-day international in Sharjah yesterday. Ireland cruised to the target in 38 overs with opener Stirling hitting 101 from 97 balls and Andrew Balbirnie adding a valuable 35. Afghanistan won the opener before Ireland levelled the series. Spinner Dockrell and McCarthy, who took his first five-wicket haul...
Twenty-five couples tied the knot at a mass marriage event in the capital of Balkh province yesterday. Arranged by the Provincial Information and Culture department, the mass marriage ceremony was held at a hotel in Mazar-i-Sharif. Twenty relatives of each the couple were invited to attend the ceremony. Youth affairs official at the culture and information department Azimul Haq said the couples were registered for...
Military operations codenamed ‘Pamir 14’ have been launched against Taliban insurgents in Imam Saheb district of Kunduz province since last Friday. Head of Pamir 20 Division General Sayed Qurban Mausavi told media that 107 Taliban insurgents were either killed or injured over the past 72 hours. He added that 59 Taliban insurgents were killed and 48 injured; among those were Taliban prominent commanders as well. Meanwhile...