8 cricket players killed in Pakistani airstrike in Paktika: Sources
The strike occurred in the Orgun district after the players participated in a local tournament....
EU envoy calls for intra‑Afghan dialogue as path to lasting peace
Bertrand said he met with Taliban officials, diplomats, civil society representatives and humanitarian actors to discuss urgent issues facing Afghanistan....
UK allocates £7 million to Afghanistan for winter food assistance
Lindsay said the funding aims to help pre-position essential food and nutrition supplies in remote and vulnerable areas....
Spin Boldak crossing temporarily reopened for migrants
The crossing had been closed for about a week amid intense border clashes between Taliban and Pakistani forces....
UN rights chief condemns public execution by Taliban, urges end to capital punishment
“Public executions breach international law, and the death penalty more generally is incompatible with the fundamental right to life,” said Turk....
UN: 37 killed, hundreds wounded in Taliban-Pakistan clashes
UNAMA said the casualties were recorded in six provinces affected by the clashes, including Paktia, Paktika, Kunar, Khost, Kandahar and Helmand....
Young man from Kabul among victims of Wednesday’s blasts
EMERGENCY Hospital reported that five people were killed and 35 others wounded in the blasts....
Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran fined for equipment abuse in ODI vs. Bangladesh
Because Zadran admitted the offense and accepted the proposed sanction from match referee Graeme La Brooy, no formal hearing was required....