Afghanistan

Afghanistan say farewell to coach Trott with T20 World Cup win over Canada

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - England Practice - Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India - October 13, 2023 Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott during England practice REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

Taliban frees three Pakistani soldiers in Saudi-mediated move

FILE PHOTO: Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Afghanistan beat UAE to keep faint Super 8 hopes alive at cricket T20 World Cup

Afghanistan's Mohammad Ishaq (left) and Azmatullah Omarzai celebrate their team's win over United Arab Emirates in the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group-stage match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Feb 16, 2026.

Afghanistan aid system severely strained as 5 million people return, UN warns

Villagers living in tents in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, in December 2025.

US pays Afghans stranded in Qatar to repatriate, plan labelled ‘betrayal’

Special Immigrants from Afghanistan walk through the in-processing building after their evacuation at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, August 20, 2021. Picture taken August 20, 2021. U.S. Army/Sgt. Jimmie Baker/Handout via REUTERS

S Africa survive double Super Over drama against Afghanistan

Afghan found guilty in UK of raping 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil was convicted on Feb 10 of two counts of raping a child under 13 in July 2025, and will be sentenced at a later date.

Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips fire New Zealand past Afghanistan in cricket T20 World Cup

New Zealand's Glenn Phillips runs between the wickets after playing a shot in the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group-stage match against Afghanistan at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Feb 8, 2026.

UNESCO recognition inspires hope in Afghan artist’s city of Herat

Miniature art carved on the wall of Jami Masjid, also known as the Great Mosque of Herat, in Herat in early January 2026. Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the Afghan city are finding joy and hope in his recognition by UNESCO.

Afghan returnees in Bamiyan struggle despite new homes

Children playing football near the newly constructed houses for Afghan returnees from Iran and Pakistan in Jar-e-Khushk on the outskirts of Bamiyan province.

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