Afghanistan News
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Afghanistan humble champions England at World Cup
Afghanistan pulled off a stunning 69-run win over defending champions England at the World Cup on Sunday, their second ever...
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Bangladesh seal last-over thriller despite Janat hat-trick
Bangladesh 157 for 8 (Hridoy 47*, Shamim 33, Janat 3-15) beat Afghanistan 154 for 7 (Nabi 54*, Omarzai 33, Shakib...
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Kabul blast a setback for Afghan women seeking education against the odds
Raihana, 19, wanted to be a doctor, studying until midnight in recent weeks for Afghanistan's university entrance exam, a chance...
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Top cleric among 18 killed in Afghanistan mosque blast
A suicide bomber struck one of western Afghanistan's biggest mosques Friday, killing at least 18 people including an influential imam...
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Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, U.S. officials said...
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Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills five
Afghanistan lacks the medical supplies to treat those injured in an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week,...
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Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring...
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33 killed in Afghan mosque bombing
A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least...
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Islamic State morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Basheer was a young Taliban fighter barely out of his teens when the Islamic State group took over his village...
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With Afghan schools closed to girls, what does Islam really say about empowering women?
After six months of connecting minds, ideas and people from around the world, Expo 2020 Dubai closed its gates in...
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Emma Watson shares post in 'solidarity' with Palestine
Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has posted a message of solidarity with Palestinians on Instagram. Reposting a graphic from the...
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Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead
At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s...
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India trounce Scotland to keep T20 World Cup hopes alive
India stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a quickfire eight-wicket rout of Scotland on Friday.KL Rahul smashed 50...
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India vs Afghanistan: what both now need to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul powered India to victory over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday as the pre-tournament favourites...
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T20 WC: Clinical Afghanistan rout Scotland by 130 runs
Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket...
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Khalilzad: US should have pushed Afghan president harder
The US did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to share power with the Taliban, said...