Afghanistan say farewell to coach Trott with T20 World Cup win over Canada
- 20-Feb-2026
Ibrahim Zadran dedicated his player of the match award to coach Jonathan Trott as the Afghanistan opener’s unbeaten 95 helped secure an 82-run win over Canada on Thursday, ending their Twenty20 World Cup with a consolation victory in Group D. South African-born Trott, a former England international, was appointed as Afghanistan’s coach in July 2022 […]
At least seven killed in Kabul hotel blast
- 19-Jan-2026
An explosion tore through a hotel in a heavily guarded part of central Kabul on Monday, killing seven people and injuring several others, authorities in the Afghan capital said. “An explosion occurred in a hotel in on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties,” police spokesman Khalid Zadran said without […]
Three Afghan migrants die of cold while trying to cross into Iran
- 20-Dec-2025
Three Afghans died from exposure in freezing temperatures in the western province of Herat while trying to illegally enter Iran, a local army official said on Saturday. “Three people who wanted to illegally cross the Iran-Afghanistan border have died because of the cold weather,” the Afghan army official told AFP on condition of anonymity. He […]
The Afghan Deflection: How False Narratives Blinded Us to the Terror Source Next Door
- 05-Dec-2025
As an investigative journalist who has spent years sifting through the noise of geopolitical blame games, I have learned to spot a cover-up in real time. It always begins the same way: an incident occurs, a panic sets in, and a familiar, coordinated chorus arises to scream “Pakistan!” It is a convenient deflection, a smokescreen […]
Afghan national targeting “National Guards” prompts visa suspensions, security review : White House
- 02-Dec-2025
Washington, D.C.: A foreign national from Afghanistan, brought to the United States during the Biden administration, targeted National Guard personnel, prompting the Trump administration to launch a comprehensive review of all Afghans currently in the country. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt announced the measures at a press conference. Leavitt said visas issued to Afghans […]
Drone attack on Chinese in Tajikistan underscores gravity of Afghanistan threat, says Pakistan
- 28-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed condolences to China and Tajikistan over the killing of three Chinese workers in Tajikistan, the Foreign Office said on Friday. The statement came after Tajik authorities confirmed that three Chinese nationals were killed in an attack launched from across the Afghan border. In its statement, Pakistan conveyed its “deepest condolences and […]
National Guard shooting suspect worked with US military in Afghanistan: US media
- 27-Nov-2025
WASHINGTON: The man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House was an Afghan national who served alongside US troops in Afghanistan, US media reported on Wednesday. NBC News, citing a relative of the suspect and several law enforcement officials, identified the man as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. NBC said Lakanwal came to […]
DG ISPR rejects Taliban claims of Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
- 25-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has rejected the Afghan Taliban’s claims that Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Afghan territory, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Afghanistan’s Taliban administration said on Tuesday that nine children and a woman were killed in Pakistani air strikes in Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces. […]
PM Shehbaz urges Afghanistan to rein in TTP for lasting peace
- 11-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged Afghanistan to rein in the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other terrorist groups operating from its territory, emphasizing that lasting peace in the region depends on such decisive action. Addressing participants of the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers Conference (ISC) in Islamabad, the prime minister said that since gaining independence […]
Khan, Zadran lead Afghanistan to Zimbabwe T20 series win
- 31-Oct-2025
Spinner Rashid Khan and batter Ibrahim Zadran starred as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets on Friday to clinch a three-match Twenty20 series with a game to spare.