In all, it took her and her family three months to escape from Afghanistan, via nine hotels and 18 Taliban checkpoints. “If they found us, they would kill us,” Ms Afghan recalls. Her crime? She played cricket. The Afghan regime is surely the world’s …
Afghanistan: Tragic Traffic Accidents in Ghazni Leave 52 Dead and Over 80 Injured
Two devastating traffic accidents occurred last night in Ghazni, Afghanistan, claiming 52 lives and injuring more than 80 people. The incidents took place on the Kabul-Kandahar highway and in the Nani area.
Republican demands info from State Department on delayed Afghanistan flights
A Republican congressman is disputing Secretary Antony Blinken’s insistence that the State Department did not block citizens from leaving Mazar-i-Sharif Airbase in Afghanistan during the frenzied …
Battle Lines: Why the Taliban won in Afghanistan
In the first episode of our special holiday series taking a left-field look at conflict and war, we hear personal stories from two countries that have had to grapple with multiple crises in recent …
For This Afghan CEO, Life Under the Taliban ‘Could Be Worse’
For Saad Mohseni, CEO of Afghanistan’s largest media company, Moby Group, business (and life) is a constant balancing act since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. While describing the regime as a “police …
The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting
Not so long ago, Afghanistan was the Saudi Arabia of horses. But technological change led to its rapid decline.
Father from Afghanistan pursing master’s degree during cancer treatment | Season of Caring
The Shamsi family is part of the Austin American-Statesman’s Season for Caring program, which highlights the need in our community and meets basic needs for hundreds of families throughout the year through local nonprofits. The Shamsis were nominated by Interfaith Action of Central Texas, which helps welcome refugees as part of its program.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan score after 16 overs is 108/5
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live Score: Afghanistan at 108/5 after 16 overs, Mohammad Nabi at 8 runs and Azmatullah Omarzai at 32 runs
Afghanistan edge Zimbabwe to win T20 series
HARARE, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Afghanistan edged Zimbabwe with three balls to spare in their final Twenty20 international on Saturday to win the series 2-1 after scoring 128-7 in reply to Zimbabwe’s 127. Mohamed Nabi’s unbeaten 24 got the visitors over the …
US: China urges unfreezing, returning Afghanistan’s overseas assets
A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the related countries to immediately and unconditionally unfreeze and fully return the overseas assets of Afghanistan so as to support the country’s efforts to …