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Cricket World Cup: Afghanistan's dream run captures global attention

Afghanistan may not have won the Cricket World Cup, but their inspiring run brought them to the cusp of the semi-finals. Each win gave people back home rare opportunities for public celebration in the war-torn, Taliban-controlled country. The team has an uneasy relationship with the government. It still plays under…

France 24

IOC to decide on Afghanistan’s participation in LA Olympics 2028, says ICC CEO Allardice

The ICC CEO Geoff Allardice has said that the final call on Afghanistan’s participation in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be taken by the IOC. The ICC has been working with the Taliban to resume the sport for women in the country, but the new set of…

The Hindu

IOC to decide on Afghanistan's participation in LA Olympics 2028, says ICC CEO Allardice

LONDON: ICC CEO Geoff Allardice has said that the final call on Afghanistan's participation in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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‘They bring us joy’: Afghans swept up in cricketing fairytale

Blue Tigers’ exceptional performances in India a ray of light in country beset by problems

The Guardian - UK

Sport Weekly: Afghanistan light up the Cricket World Cup

Al Jazeera talks to Afghanistan’s captain, coach, and ex bowling coach about an incredible World Cup campaign.

Al Jazeera

Beaten, but Afghanistan is story and hero of this World Cup

Salar Sayed doesn't want to talk. "I am heartbroken right now," says the Kabul-born ticketing agent sitting behind his Lajpat Nagar desk in south Delhi. It's the noon after Afghanistan lost to Australia in the World Cup, and Afghan expatriates like him are still in mourning. They are agonising over…

The Times of India

Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans

Analysts say that Pakistan’s crackdown on undocumented migrants risks radicalizing Afghans who have been forced out of the country

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Government criticised over ‘shameful saga’ of Afghan special forces abandoned by UK

Exclusive: Labour writes letter to defence secretary Grant Shapps over concerns about Afghan schemes

The Independent UK

Pakistani premier tries to reassure Afghans waiting for visas to US that they won't be deported

Pakistan’s prime minister has sought to reassure Afghans waiting in Pakistan for resettlement in the United States that they won’t be deported as part of his government’s widely criticized crackdown on undocumented migrants in the country

The Independent UK

ISIL claims Kabul bus attack targeting Shia Muslims

Attacks against Afghanistan’s historically oppressed Shia Hazara community are rising.

Al Jazeera

Afghan former interpreter with British army resettles in UK after legal battle

In late 2020 Ahmad* was approved for relocation to UK before a Home Office refusal meant he missed evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021

The Guardian - UK

As Pakistan deports refugees, tense Afghanistan ties come in sharp focus

Pakistan says most Afghans have left voluntarily, a claim rejected by Kabul which calls Pakistani action ‘humiliating’.

Al Jazeera

Media watchdog asks Pakistan not to deport 200 Afghan journalists in undocumented migrant crackdown

An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200 Afghan journalists who fled their homeland after the Taliban regained control in August 2021 as U

The Independent UK

Women’s rights row hangs over Australia-Afghanistan Cricket World Cup match

Afghanistan play a rare match against Australia, who have cancelled fixtures over the Taliban’s policies on women.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian view on Pakistan’s expulsion of Afghans: don’t send them back to the Taliban

Editorial: The deportation campaign by Islamabad is cruel. Other countries have let down these refugees too

Newslaundry

Qatar’s death row to 8 ex-navy men: Modi govt’s most difficult diplomacy test

Eight naval veterans are on death row in Qatar. The charges against them have not been made public, but media speculation attributed to unnamed sources in the government is that they have been convicted of espionage for a “third country”. Their families, the large community of Indian military veterans, and…

Al Jazeera

‘Kill me here, but I am not going back’: An Afghan refugee in Pakistan

Shakira Aslami’s family is among thousands fearing an uncertain future as Pakistan cracks down on undocumented migrants.

The Independent UK

Pakistan steps up security at military and other sensitive installations after attack on an air base

Officials say Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at military and other sensitive installations following the weekend attack by militants on an air base

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Al Jazeera

Don’t say ‘upset’: Shahidi on Afghanistan’s thrilling Cricket World Cup run

Afghanistan’s captain talks to Al Jazeera about his side’s dramatic campaign, winning mantras and their growing belief.

The Hindu

‘Police excesses’ on TDP leaders in Punganur and Rajampeta decried

‘Police excesses’ on TDP leaders in Punganur and Rajampeta decried. TDP national general secretary Lokesh condemns the ‘thrashing of party leader in Kallur by the Circle Inspector’, and likens that attacks on opposition party leaders to the Taliban rule.

The Independent UK

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border, aid groups say

Aid groups say Afghans fleeing a deportation drive in Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border

Al Jazeera

Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN

The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and labourers.

The Independent UK

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

A report from the U.N. drugs agency says Afghan farmers lost more than $1 billion of cash income from opium sales after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

The Independent UK

Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive

The Taliban are appealing to Afghanistan's private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan's mass deportation drive

The Independent UK

Afghan commando who served with British tortured by Taliban for 13 days after being abandoned by UK

Rejected the help he was promised by the UK, Rahmatullah describes how he was kidnapped, subjected to water torture and beaten for 13 days by the Taliban

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