Afghanistan inks MoUs with aid agencies to support refugees, displaced families

KABUL, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said late Monday that it had signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading domestic and international aid agencies. Allocating over 1.23 million U.S....

Afghan Gets Life In Prison For Jihadist Knife Murder In Germany

An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded. The 26-year-old, only partially named as Sulaiman A. and found to be an adherent...

Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq ruled out of Asia Cup 2025 due to injury

An India-Pakistan cricket match is always a blockbuster but emotions will run even higher in Sunday’s Asia Cup clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who engaged in a four-day military conflict earlier this year. Even before the clashes in...

RC Int’l pledges to export Afghan products to India

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) says that an Indian company, RC International, has pledged to purchase Afghan agricultural products for distribution in Indian markets. In a statement, the ministry...

Paradox of Nepal’s Election Commission—constitutional design, monarchical roots

The integrity of democratic processes in South Asia rests, in large part, upon the credibility of electoral institutions. As the primary guardians of electoral fairness, election commissions are entrusted not merely with the technical management...

Colombia’s President Petro decries US claim Bogota failing to fight drugs

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro appeared visibly frustrated after United States President Donald Trump designated Colombia among several countries Washington believes have “failed” to cooperate in the international fight against drugs. On...

US says Afghanistan and Colombia failed to fight drug trafficking

BOGOTA – US President Donald Trump said in a determination on Sept 15 that Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar, Colombia and Venezuela were to be added to a list of countries that the US believes have “failed demonstrably” to uphold their obligations...

Traffic Directorate Bans Unlicensed Left-Hand Drive Vehicles in Kabul

The Traffic Directorate has warned that left-hand drive vehicles in Afghanistan without official registration plates and driving permits are not allowed to operate in Kabul. According to the directorate, only vehicles with legal permits and...

Pakistan military kills 31 extremists near Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Agence France-Presse . Islamabad 16 September, 2025, 13:42 Pakistan’s military said it had killed 31 local Taliban extremists in two operations near the border with Afghanistan, where the group’s presence has increased. It comes after 12 soldiers...

Pakistan military kills 31 militants, as presence increases

Pakistan’s military said it had killed 31 local Taliban militants in two separate operations near the border with Afghanistan, where the group’s presence has increased. It comes after 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush in a neighbouring district...

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2025 Free Live Streaming Online: How To Watch BAN vs AFG T20I Cricket Match Live Telecast on TV in India?

Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Live Streaming Online and TV Telecast Details: In a do-or-die match for Bangladesh, Litton Das and Co will lock horns against Afghanistan in a Group B BAN vs AFG Asia Cup 2025...

Trott: Afghanistan not shy of breaking new ground

'They are not only setting new standards for themselves but also paving the way for future players to keep pushing those boundaries.' Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott, who faces a must-win clash against Bangladesh in their Group B match at...

Iran executes Afghan couple over drug-related charges

A high-ranking Iranian economic and trade delegation, led by Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade, arrived in Kabul on Monday morning for talks on bilateral relations. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen...

Uzbekistan launches development of Tuti-Maidan gas field in Afghanistan.

Uzbekistan has launched a major project to explore and develop the Tuti-Maidan gas field in northern Afghanistan, a site estimated to hold 3 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. A ceremony marking the start of the project was held with...

Uzbekistan launches gas field development project at Afghanistan’s Tuti-Maidan field

10:26, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A significant ceremony marking the launch of the gas exploration and production project at the Tuti-Maidan field in northern Afghanistan was held recently. Fergana news agency says the event was attended by senior...

Asia Cup: Just because the ball is spinning, it doesn’t automatically mean we’re going to win games, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott

As Afghanistan prepare to lock horns with Bangladesh in a crucial Group B fixture in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, their coach Jonathan Trott believes they start as slight favourites. Since becoming a regular in the Asia Cup, Afghanistan have grown from...

S’pore charity RLAF calls for donations to help communities in disaster-hit Afghanistan, Pakistan

SINGAPORE – Local charity Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation (RLAF) has launched a fund-raising campaign to raise at least $100,000 for communities affected by recent natural disasters in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The campaign is running from Sept 15...

Asia Cup 2025: "We keep telling players that belief is key" - Bangladesh's spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed ahead of must-win tie vs Afghanistan

Former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed is the current spin consultant of Bangladesh. He shared his views ahead of Bangladesh's do-or-die clash against Afghanistan in the 2025 Asia Cup on Tuesday, September 16, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu...

‘I fought in Afghanistan but faulty earplugs left me with physical and mental scars’

Lance bombardier Carol Timone used earplugs made by 3M, the US-based PPE firm, while serving in the British Army between 2008 and 2014 Soldiers who say they were sent into battle without protection against the sound of explosions and gunfire have...

Sourav Ganguly lands telling blow on Pakistan amid Asia Cup handshake fiasco: ‘I’d rather watch India vs Afghanistan'

Former India captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly delivered a scathing assessment of Pakistan’s cricketing decline, bluntly stating that he would rather watch India play Afghanistan than what was once considered the most high-voltage clash...