South Africa v Afghanistan: T20 World Cup semi-final – live | T20 World Cup 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Wickets! Gulbuddin, Jansen 9 (Afghanistan 16-2) Jansen was relentless, bowling two wide balls before delivering a beautiful one that hit the back of a length and grazed the stumps, and Gulbadin, who had stepped out, could only look back in despair. share […]
U.N. Invites Taliban to Afghanistan Summit, Who Reportedly Demand Ban on Women
The United Nations has invited the jihadist terrorist group Taliban to a two-day conference on Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar, next weekend, the third such conference since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The Islamic militants reportedly demanded that Afghan women should not be allowed to participate in the conference. Human rights activists appear deeply concerned […]
Afghanistan war vet Sam Brown secures Republican nomination in Nevada Senate primary
Decorated retired Army Capt. Sam Brown defeated a Republican opponent in the Nevada Senate primary on Tuesday and will face off against incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in November. Brown, a veteran of the Afghanistan war and recipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star medal, won 56.8% of the vote in the Republican […]
John Kirby likens Israeli airstrike that killed civilians to US bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Amid international condemnation after airstrikes in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed dozens of civilians, White House spokesman John Kirby defended Israel, saying the U.S. military “has done the same thing.” “We have carried out airstrikes in places like Iraq and Afghanistan that have caused tragic civilian casualties,” he said, adding that the US […]
‘Stuck Up Somebody’s A*s’: Pro-Palestinian Heckler Mocks GOP Rep. Brian Mast For Losing Legs In Afghanistan
A video uploaded to Instagram Thursday displayed a Pro-Palestinian heckler apparently mocking Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast by asking what happened to his legs. The video, which was shared by The Palestine News Network, appeared to show Mast being confronted by the heckler, who repeatedly asked the congressman what happened to his legs and whether […]
From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Niño’s extreme weather is causing a surge in hunger
Extreme weather events blamed on the El Nino weather phenomenon are causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Wednesday, calling on donors to provide badly needed aid. El Niño is a natural, temporary, and occasional warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean […]
Top US General Warned Biden Admin That Afghanistan Would Get ‘Very Bad, Very Fast’ After Withdrawal
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has repeatedly warned the Biden administration that the region will “deteriorate very quickly and very badly” after U.S. troops leave, the Washington Post reported. The Biden administration has orchestrated an effort to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021, which critics have decried as an operational disaster that resulted […]
Three tourists and an Afghan shot dead during attack in Afghanistan | Afghanistan
Three foreign tourists and one Afghan national were killed in a shooting in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan. Four suspects were arrested at the scene in Bamiyan, a major tourist destination, and authorities said an investigation was underway. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the late-night attack. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaani told AFP […]
Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
Last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives after hearing that his village in northern Afghanistan had been hit by devastating floods. When he returned home, he learned that his wife and three children had died in the flood. Two of her sons survived, but another 11-year-old […]
Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages | Afghanistan
More than 300 people have been killed in flash floods across several Afghan provinces, the United Nations World Food Program said, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency and rush to rescue the injured. Heavy rains on Friday sent roaring rivers of water and mud rushing through villages and farmland in several states, creating […]