The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Australia have defeated Afghanistan but are now relying on Sri Lanka to beat England if the hosts are to advance to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.

Australia needed a win — and just about got one against a brave Afghanistan side — but needs England to lose to Sri Lanka in order to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

Australia defeated Afghanistan at Adelaide Oval but not convincingly enough to overhaul England’s net run rate in Group 1

Two Afghans tell of how they were taken from Manston centre and left without accommodation or money

The head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Paul Symon, is about to step down from his job as the nation's top spy. In an exclusive interview with the ABC, he outlines his hopes, predictions and fears for coming years.

England will be hoping Australia do not overturn their inferior net run-rate against Afghanistan

‘This war is the same shame for Russia & will cause its destruction’

Hamstring and mathematics are on the mind of captain Aaron Finch ahead of Australia's must-win T20 World Cup game against Afghanistan.

In the oral argument from SFFS v. UNC, Justice Alito raised the question, highlighted in my amicus brief and book, of whether the racial and ethnic classifications used by UNC and other universities are so arbitrary as to be unconstitutional. I have posted the colloquy below. Two comments: (1) Justice…

Ukrainian forces have destroyed 278 Russian aircraft during eight months of fighting, more than twice as many as the Soviet Union lost in its 1979-89 military intervention in Afghanistan, Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on Thursday.

The U.S. and its allies have been engaging in a significant military intervention to help Ukraine resist Russia’s brutal invasion for the past nine months. Not only have they given considerable financial, humanitarian and military resources — including sophisticated weapons systems — to Ukraine, but they also have embedded advisers…