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    Afghan club off to UAE for DPL

    KABUL (PAN): An Afghan cricket club called 'Kunduz-Kabul Eagles' on Wednesday left for the UAE to participate in the Desert Premier League (DPL) beginning this month, officials said.



    Security and Crime

    ISAF's pilotless aircraft crashes in Paktika

    KABUL (PAN): A pilotless aircraft of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has crashed in southeastern Paktika province near the Pakistan border, the alliance said on Wednesday.



    Sports

    Afghans outclass Qatar in soccer encounter

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan took a triumphant start as they trounced hosts Qatar on the opening day of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Asia Qualifiers in Doha, an o



    Sports

    Shinwari, Zadran to play in BPL

    KABUL (PAN): Following in Mohammad Nabi's footsteps, two more Afghan cricketers on Saturday left for Dhaka to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in response to an invitation from the Bangladesh Cricket Board to avail a chance of being signed, an official said.



    Sports

    Inter-provincial cricket event next month

    KABUL (PAN): An inter-provincial cricket tournament -- the Etisalat Challenge Cup -- is scheduled to kick off next month in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the game's regularity authority announced in Kabul on Wednesday.



    Security and Crime

    Afghan soldier shoots British counterpart

    LASHKARGAH (PAN) A man wearing the Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform shot dead an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in restive southern Afghanistan, the alliance said on Tuesday.



    Governance

    HIA averse to US presence beyond 2014

    KABUL (PAN): The American presence in Afghanistan after 2014, when all NATO combat troops are scheduled to leave, would pave the way for neighbours’ meddling in the country, a leader of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) warned on Monday.



    Education

    Taliban support edu in 'proper environment'

    KABUL (PAN): The Taliban on Friday said they supported education in Afghanistan given in "a proper environment" in line with Islamic instructions.



    Security and Crime

    Police detain 5 Afghan students in India

    KABUL (PAN): Police detained five Afghan students on Thursday in Fort Kochi, a region in the city of Kochi in the India's state of Kerala, for "not having proper documents."



    Security and Crime

    Pakistan releases more Afghan Taliban detainees

    KABUL (PAN): Pakistan has released another group of eight Afghan Taliban detainees, including two former ministers, from its prisoners, with Islamabad saying the move was to facilitate peace process in Afghanistan.