Afghanistan News

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Car bomb kills 26 at ceasefire gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces

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Afghanistan gear up for first Men's Test against India

11 days,

Mohammed Shami Dropped From India Squad After Failing Fitness Test

12 days,

Afghan Taliban announce surprise three-day Eid ceasefire

14 days,

Wriddhiman Saha ruled out for Afghan Test, Dinesh Karthik to replace him

21 days,

8 killed in blasts at cricket match in eastern Afghanistan

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Afghanistan - Latest news

Mufti Noor Wali Mahsud to replace Fazlullah as chief of Pakistani Taliban

Pakistani Taliban militants have chosen a religious scholar as their new chief in place of Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yo...

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Dying Afghan refugee, held at Australia’s Nauru detention centre, moved to Brisbane after campaign

Canberra: A dying Afghan refugee held in the island nation of Nauru for five years was transferred to Australia after an intense campaign by doctors, medical bodies, the media, members of the publi...

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Sushma Swaraj in Belgium: Foreign minister discusses bilateral ties, multilateral issues with dep...

Brussels: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders on Friday and the two leaders undertook a comprehensive review of bilateral ...

14 hours

Mumbai: International Students' Hostel falling apart, talks on to shift place

Mumbai: International Students' Hostel falling apart, talks on to shift place - Many students from countries like Sweden, Africa and Afghanistan live in the hostel

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90 Hindus from Pakistan get Indian citizenship

As many as 90 Hindus from Pakistan, who had migrated to the city years ago, were awarded Indian citizenship by the district authorities at a function held here on Friday. District Collector Vikrant...

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Afghanistan official says 16 militia killed in Taliban attack

The Taliban have stepped up attacks since ending a three-day cease-fire last weekend and have rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to extend the truce. (AP Photo/Representational) An Afghan offi...

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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked sovereign state forming part of South Asia, Central Asia, and to some extent Western Asia.

Afghanistan - Quotes

“All parties in the region should respect the sentiment with which (Afghan) President Ghani has taken courageous steps for peace,

Narendra Modi, 13 days

After handshake with Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain, PM Narendra Modi talks tough o...

“We have isolated ourselves. Despite giving sacrifices, our narrative is not being accepted. Afghanistan’s narrative is being accepted, but ours is not. We must look into it,

Nawaz Sharif, a month

Nawaz Sharif’s remarks on militant organisations being active in Pakistan ‘serious’: Ni...

“Im not sure when a young player came out and was the top run-scorer. You get some exceptions, like Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) and Washington Sundar. But theres only a handful, whereas experienced pl...

Stephen Fleming, 3 months

We've not picked spent players: Fleming

“Everyone can be rest assured that we are not taking Afghanistan Test lightly. Yes, Virat won't be available for the Test match but either among Ajinkya or Rohit will lead the side in Virat's absence,

Vinod Rai, 3 months

CoA chief Vinod Rai says Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and India’s Test specialists will ...

“Virat himself was first to come to me and say that he wanted to play county cricket. And talking to the players, we understood how badly they want to do well in England. Also, this Afghanistan Test...