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Celebrations erupt in Afghan cities after World Cup heroics
Thousands gathered in the capital Kabul and in Khost, Jalalabad and other cities to celebrate the fairytale win, which also eliminated the formidable Australians from the competition.
Afghanistan call for 'politics-free cricket' after Australia scrap T20s
Afghanistan cricket bosses Wednesday expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men's T20 series because of deteriorating women's rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for "politics-free cricket".
Revisiting Syed Mujtaba Ali’s 'Shabnam'
A face may launch a thousand ships but the very woman with the face has a passive presence in literature.
At least 2 killed in Sikh temple attack in Afghanistan's Kabul
An attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday, following a blast in a car loaded with explosives, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Taran Khan maps Kabul through memory in 'Shadow City'
In Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul (Vintage Books, 2019), Khan delineates a personal map of Kabul, taking the reader through the “shadow city” that can be found in its still-standing monuments, libraries, pleasure gardens, theatres, shopping malls, wedding halls and graveyards.
8 killed in Kabul suicide blast near clerics' gathering
A motorcycle suicide bomber kills at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings, officials say, in the latest in a series of attacks to hit Kabul.
AFP journalist among 25 killed in Afghan blasts
Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul kills 25 people, including journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber in a second attack, officials say.
Islamic State claims attack on TV station in Afghan capital
Militant group Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack on a television station in Kabul, in which gunmen disguised as police killed a security guard and opened fire on staff, the latest assault on media workers in Afghanistan.
Mattis arrives in Afghanistan as rockets hit Kabul airport
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has visited Kabul to pledge support for the government of President Ashraf Ghani, with the precarious security in the Afghan capital underlined by a rocket attack on the airport hours after he touched down.
Obama urges Pakistan to avoid raising nuclear tensions with new weapons
U.S. President Barack Obama urges Pakistan to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons programme that could increase risks and instability.
US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift
President Barack Obama confirms plans to extend the US military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016, in a shift in policy.
RAF helicopter crash: Five Nato staff die in Afghanistan
Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison, freeing hundreds
Taliban militants have stormed a jail outside the central Afghan city of Ghazni, killing at least four policemen and freeing more than 350 prisoners.
Afghan court quashes Farkhunda mob killing death sentences
An Afghan appeals court quashes death sentences imposed on four men for their part in the mob killing of a young woman in Kabul in March.
Taliban attack on Afghan parliament in Kabul ends (video)
A co-ordinated Taliban attack on the Afghan parliament in Kabul has ended with all six gunmen killed, the interior ministry says.
Blast hits Kabul government zone
Large blast hits Afghan government buildings in Kabul
Afghan police jailed over Farkhunda mob killing
An Afghan judge sentences 11 police on Tuesday to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob killing of Farkhunda in Kabul who was accused of burning a copy of the Quran.
Car bomb kills at least 3 in Afghan capital - witness
A car bomb rams a convoy of foreign troops near the main airport in Kabul on Sunday, killing at least three civilians in the latest attack in the city.
Suicide attack in Kabul 'kills at least seven'
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a district police headquarters close to Afghanistan's presidential palace in central Kabul killing at least seven people and wounding 22