For his first three years as the head of the C.I.A., William J. Burns was relentlessly focused on tripling the agency’s resources devoted to understanding China, and on countering Russia and its mysterious partnerships with Iran and North Korea. But in the last 16 months of his tenure, the diplomat-turned-spy …
In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as bearded gemstone dealers inspected them for purity and quality. An auctioneer asked for bids on the first lot, which weighed 256 carats. With that, the Taliban’s weekly gemstone auction was underway. These …
From his home in Kansas City — more than 7,000 miles away from Afghanistan — U.S. Army veteran Jason Kander joined with a group of private citizens to plot a fake wedding to disguise the escape of hundreds of Afghans vulnerable to the Taliban. Many Afghan allies were left behind …
Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the postponement of the three-match men’s T20 International series against Afghanistan, citing concerns over the worsening human rights situation for women and girls in the country. Cricket Australia has been in ongoing discussions with the Australian Government regarding the situation in Afghanistan and has decided …
At least 21 people have been killed and 38 others injured after a bus collided with an oil tanker in the Gerashk district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, officials said. According to international media reports the crash on the Kandahar-Herat highway involved a motorcycle, a fuel truck and a bus travelling …
Ireland skipper Paul Stirling became the first batter to hit 400 fours in T20Is during the first match of the three-game series against Afghanistan on March 15 in Sharjah, UAE. Stirling is the only batter to have 400 fours to his name in the T20Is and sits on the top …
Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned to the Afghanistan squad on Wednesday for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland. Rashid has been out of action since the ICC World Cup in November last year in India and underwent back surgery. Rashid had recently missed the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he …
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Afghanistan’s leg-spinner, Rashid Khan, is set to return to the national squad after recovering from back surgery. Rashid, who last played during the ICC World Cup in November, underwent surgery and has since been on the road to recovery. Despite missing out on recent tournaments like …