KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan’s women cricket team would participate in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Championship to be hosted next month by Thailand, an official said on Monday.
KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday announced a 21-member team for matches with Scotland ahead of the Intercontinental Cup, an official said.
KABUL (PAN): The Afghan government on Sunday firmly ruled out the formation of an interim set-up and amendments to the constitution, insisting that such a move was not in the national interest.
KABUL (PAN): Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 17 others wounded during separate incidents in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): The Taliban on Saturday called for a new constitution and sustained peace negotiations to end the war, accusing the Afghan government of creating hurdles to national reconciliation.
KABUL (PAN): Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrived on an unannounced visit in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with President Hamid Karzai and Christmas celebrations with troops from his country.
KABUL (PAN): British Prime Minister David Cameron, during an unannounced visit to southern Helmand province, has ruled out Taliban’s resurgence after the withdrawal of NATO-led troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
KABUL (PAN): Sustainability of development gains in Afghanistan is at risk because of inadequate sub-national governance systems, lack of support from the centre, capacity constraints and insufficient planning on the civilian side, a top UN diplomat warned on Wednesday.
