Islamabad: The England Cricket Board announced on Monday that it was withdrawing both its men’s and women’s teams from their tour of Pakistan scheduled for next month, the Dawn reported. “We can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip,” the ECB said in a tweet. The decision […]
Kabul: The United States has admitted that the deadly drone strike in Kabul days before its military pullout had killed 10 innocent people in Afghanistan, the Al Jazeera reported. A US Central Command investigation found that an aid worker and nine members of his family, including seven children, died in the 29th August strike, reports […]
Kabul: The China- and Russia-led bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its 20th Council of Heads of States summit in Tajikistan on Friday which was attended by over 12 countries both physically and virtually, The Tolonews reported. Economic cooperation among the member states and Afghanistan’s situation were the pivotal topics of the summit, reports […]
Islamabad: The New Zealand cricket team on Friday backed out of its Pakistan tour over “security concerns” hours before the first match was scheduled to start at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, The Dawn reported. In a statement, the Pakistan Cricket Board said that New Zealand Cricket (NZC) informed the board they had been alerted to […]
Kabul: Two weeks after the announcement of members of a Taliban caretaker government, the Taliban government’s acting army chief of staff, Qari Fasihuddin, on Wednesday said they are working to form a “regular” and “strong” army, Tolo news reported. Fasihuddin said the plan to form the army will be finalized soon. “Our dear country should […]
Kabul: Organizations supporting free media in Afghanistan said on Monday that since the fall of the former government in mid-August, 153 media outlets have stopped activity in 20 provinces, The Tolonews reported. According to officials at the organizations, these outlets include radio, print and TV channels, and both economic problems and restrictions are reportedly the […]
United States: United States President Joe Biden will host the first ever in-person summit of the leaders of the Quad group of countries later this month in Washington DC, the All India Radio reported. White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki announced yesterday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime […]
Kabul: Afghanistan’s new acting prime minister has called on former officials who fled when the Taliban seized power last month to return to the country, saying the group “will guarantee their security and safety”, the Al Jazeera reported. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund also said on Wednesday that the caretaker government would guarantee the security of […]
Kabul:The Taliban have taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan being held by resistance forces, the group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Monday, Reuters news agency reported. According to the report, pictures on social media showed Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial governor’s compound. There […]
Kabul: The last US soldiers left Kabul on Monday at midnight. Addressing the people of the United States on Tuesday, Biden said the United States no longer had a clear purpose in keeping its soldiers in Afghanistan, Tolo news reported. He said the US military presence should have ended long ago in Afghanistan, and that […]
