The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Afghanistan played their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday and they will start their World Cup campaign on October 7 in Dharamshala facing Bangladesh.

Afghan embassy in Delhi closes, consulates remain open. India not recognising Taliban, but engaging with them in multilateral initiatives. India sending humanitarian aid, goods to Afghanistan through other countries. Taliban urging India to support its economic revitalisation. Embassy closure indicative of informal relationship between India and Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s government has announced a major crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, saying it would expel them starting next month

‘Putin will keep going. You missed all of World War II if you missed how this movie ends,’ the South Carolina Republican said

Pakistan has launched its second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year Monday in an effort to inoculate 44 million children under the age of 5

Nasrat Ahmadyar worked with US forces in his home country. He was killed while driving for Lyft in July

The move comes due to lack of support from India and increasingly challenging conditions to operate, the embassy says.

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Afghanistan Embassy in India announces closure of operations from Oct 1, citing lack of support from host govt, failure to meet expectations & reduction in personnel & resources. Regrets decision, citing historic ties & long-standing partnership with India.

At Moscow Format, India representatives discuss equal rights for all Afghans; Taliban Foreign Minister calls for economic support, political recognition. Participants urge US to unblock Afghan assets, reject return of US/NATO forces. India grapples with Afghan Embassy closure in Delhi.

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