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Circle of Candidates for Succeeding Al-Qaeda’s Slain Leader Widens

Experts have voiced different opinions about candidates who could possibly succeed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the slain All-Qaeda leader who was killed in a US raid carried out early last month in Afghanistan. The list of key contenders to take over the militant organization has expanded to include new figures like Abu…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Kyrgyzstan President Named UN Envoy to Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN's new special representative for Afghanistan, his office announced Friday. Otunbayeva became interim president of Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 after a bloody uprising forced then-leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev into exile. She relinquished power the following year after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as Afghanistan envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new special envoy for Afghanistan.

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Afghan mosque blast kills 18 including pro-Taliban cleric

Eighteen Afghans were killed and dozens were wounded as a blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, the latest in a series of attacks on worshipers.

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High-profile Taliban cleric killed in explosion at mosque in Afghanistan

A police spokesperson said high-profile cleric Mujib Rahman Ansari - who has recently heaped praise on the Taliban in his speeches - was killed alongside his guards and other civillians en route to the mosque

Daily Mirror

Toll from mosque blast in western Afghanistan rises to 18 dead

The toll from a blast outside a mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday has risen to 18 dead and 23 injured, spokesman for the interior ministry Abdul Nafi Takor told Reuters.

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Deadly blast in Afghan mosque kills prominent pro-Taliban cleric

An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt.

France 24

Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric

Taliban officials and a local medic say an explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including a prominent cleric

The Independent UK

Afghan Mosque Blast Kills 18, Including Senior Cleric

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twenty20 World Cup | England drops Jason Roy, brings back Woakes and Wood

Former champions England begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on October 22 in Perth.

The Hindu

Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast

A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack.

Reuters

Video: Afghan woman cries for help after torture, forced marriage to Taliban official

A young woman cries and pleads for her life. In a 19-minute video published by Afghan media on August 30, a former medical student named Elaha showed images she says came from being beaten, raped and tortured by Saeed Khosty, a former Taliban official, during the past six months. She…

France 24

Despite all odds, the rise and rise of Afghanistan in T20Is

NEW DELHI: Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year, a lot has changed in the country. The aftermath of the turmoil saw the officials of the Afghanistan Cricket Board leaving the nation, UAE residency visas were arranged for nearly two dozen players to avoid travel issues, sponsors started pulling…

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Batters did not bat responsibly: Umar Gul on Pakistan's defeat against India

DUBAI: Former Pakistan pacer and current Afghanistan team bowling coach Umar Gul expressed his thoughts on India versus Pakistan clash and said that the Men in Green scored 20-25 runs less and batters did not bat responsibly, as a result, they faced five-wicket defeat against their arch-rival.

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The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's National Museum, where they once smashed objects

When the Taliban returned to power, cultural heritage advocates worried history might repeat itself and the group would destroy objects it found offensive. The museum is open now but has few visitors.

Daily Mirror

This Morning viewers in tears as soldier recalls being shot in the neck in Afghanistan

Toby Gutteridge became one of youngest-ever Special Forces recruits and was sadly shot in the neck during a night mission in Afghanistan back in 2009 which left him paralysed

Tribune News Service

Editorial: It’s the people’s money: Afghan cash on deposit here is not the Taliban’s

When the legitimate and recognized government of Afghanistan, unable to stand without the U.S. military, fled a year ago as the Taliban swarmed into Kabul, $7 billion held by the Afghan central bank in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was orphaned.

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Asia Cup 2022: Interesting statistical trivia so far

On Wednesday India became the second team after Afghanistan to enter the Asia Cup Super 4 stage. A 40 run win against minnows Hong Kong, who are ranked 20th in the ICC T20I team rankings also meant that India finished as the toppers of Group A, with 2 wins in…

The Times of India

Asia Cup: Afghanistan revelling in familiar conditions

SHARJAH: Much of the talk leading to the Asia Cup here in UAE has been around how the conditions have become as good as home conditions for India and Pakistan. However, as Afghanistan roared into the Super 4s here in the Asia Cup after beating Bangladesh on Tuesday, captain Mohammad…

The Times of India

World now more understanding, aware of mental health: Jonathan Trott

Former England batter talks about being sensitive, Bazball, T20 leagues, coaching Afghanistan and the 2012 series win in India

ABC News

Zahra Elham, the first woman to win Afghan Star, resettles in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

Fearing for her safety, the first woman to win TV singing contest Afghan Star has escaped to Melbourne, as the Taliban bans non-religious music once again.

Los Angeles Times

The US killed him in error and vowed to help relatives leave Afghanistan. A year later, some are still stuck

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the final U.S. drone strike before the withdrawal from Afghanistan — a tragic coda that for many here encapsulates the legacy of America’s nearly 20-year presence in their country.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan’s Taliban mark anniversary of US-led force withdrawal

The Taliban swept to power last August after a 20-year conflict against US-led forces ended in a hasty withdrawal.

Reuters

A year into Taliban rule, ICC prosecutors seek resumed Afghan war crimes probe

A year into the Taliban's rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on their request to resume investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan and warn that crimes are continuing, court documents showed.

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