The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Thunder Down Under doesn't stop Ireland cricketers celebrating victory over England

Irish cricket stars Lorcan Tucker and captain Andrew Balbirnie's fathers have been watching on as the side make their mark in a rain-affected T20 World Cup

Irish Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five

An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesperson said.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

T20 World Cup 2022, Points Table: Pakistan beat Bangladesh to reach semi-finals

NEW DELHI: The Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2022 will be played as a round robin with two groups of six. The top two from each go through to the semi-finals.

The Times of India · Oct 27, 2022

T20 World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

The tournament is taking place in Australia

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Royal Navy officer who died after fitness test ‘given ultimatum to compete or leave’

Ian Fleming, who served tours in Iran and Afghanistan, was described as an ‘exemplary’ officer

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

‘I felt solidarity’: Afghan women monitor Iran protests, vow to continue fight for basic rights

Since the Taliban takeover last year, Afghan women have been demonstrating for their right to education and employment. When women in Iran took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, their Afghan sisters immediately began monitoring the protests across the border. As mourners in Iran…

France 24 · Oct 25, 2022

Afghanistan: with civil war on the cards, the west needs to identify a moderate ally to support

It has become axiomatic that in Afghanistan, once an armed resistance group gains a foothold in an area it becomes hard to route out. This is more so if it musters a degree of local support and is in a geographically remote region. During the past year, an anti-Taliban force…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2022

Mark Wood says ‘there’s a bit of a buzz’ about England’s fielding after win

Bowler says England ‘are hunting as a pack’ after taking several high-quality catches against Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

England fast bowler Mark Wood keen to ‘get quicker and quicker’

Wood took two for 23 and touched a breakneck 96mph at one point against Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022

Calls to urgently save former ADF interpreters on the run from the Taliban in Afghanistan

Afghans who worked for the ADF are calling on the federal government to urgently help them come to Australia. They say the Taliban continues to threaten their families to punish them for helping its foreign enemies.

ABC News · Oct 22, 2022