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Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan undergoes lower-back surgery

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan cricketer, undergoes minor lower-back surgery in UK. Expected to recover soon, but will miss Big Bash League. Fellow cricketer Mohammad Nabi posted image of Rashid post-surgery. Adelaide Strikers, Rashid's BBL team, to announce replacement player soon. Rashid had threatened to skip BBL to protest Australia cancelling ODI…

The Hindu

Afghanistan announces permanent closure of embassy in India

The Afghanistan embassy has announced its permanent closure in New Delhi. Releasing an official statement on the closure of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi, the Afghan embassy said, “Effective from November 23, 2023 owing to persistent challenges from the Indian government.

The Hindu

Afghan asylum claims ’10 times number of those arriving in resettlement schemes’

Campaigners have criticised the Government for ‘failing to help Afghans through the schemes’.

The Independent UK

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Largest ever seizure of synthetic opioids made in raid on suspected drug factory

UK law enforcement want to stop any rise in use of the drugs amid a fall in opium production in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Rashid Khan withdraws from Big Bash League due to back injury

NEW DELHI: In a setback for Australia's Big Bash League (BBL), Afghanistan's star leg-spinner, Rashid Khan, has made the difficult decision to pull out of the upcoming tournament due to a back injury that requires minor surgery. Khan, the world's top-ranked Twenty20 bowler, was slated to play for the Adelaide…

The Times of India

‘What’s wrong?’: The silence of Pakistanis on expulsion of Afghan refugees

As 1.7 million Afghans are ordered to leave, there is palpable silence on streets of Pakistan over government’s move.

Al Jazeera

Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal appointed as Pakistan pace, spin bowling coaches

Former Pakistan cricketers Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal appointed as fast and spin bowling coaches respectively for Pakistan Men's Cricket Team. Gul previously served as bowling coach for Pakistan and Afghanistan, while Ajmal was spin bowling coach for Islamabad United.

The Hindu

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Afghanistan to tour India for three-match T20I series in January

NEW DELHI: The Afghanistan men's cricket team is set to tour India for a three-match T20I series in January, as confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday.

The Times of India

World Cup: Compete hard, Australia's mantra

The turning point in Australia's successful campaign that landed them the sixth World ODI crown perhaps came days ago when Glenn Maxwell got them out of jail against Afghanistan with one of the most memorable knocks in the game's history.

The Times of India

World Cup: The future isn't so tense for ODIs

Public enthusiasm was tepid when the World Cup began, but India's rollicking run to the final, Afghanistan's fairy-tale decimation of some major teams, Australia's uncanny ability to unleash their best in the knockouts some memorable individual performances ensured that the tournament picked up pace kept fans engaged. The 50-over format…

The Times of India

World Cup: Team India peaking early or choking late?

Why did India have an off day in the final after a 10-game winning streak? And what explains this repeated tendency to freeze in the knockouts?

The Times of India

Cricket World Cup awards: best player, match and moment – our verdicts

Our team of cricket writers pick the outstanding moments and assess the tournament’s future

The Guardian - UK

‘Always something taking my children away’: The anguish of parents battling a global hunger crisis

As the UK hosts a food security summit, Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to mothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan about the constant struggle for meals – with Save the Children saying that one child will be born into hunger every two seconds this year

The Independent UK

Cricket World Cup awards: Virat Kohli shows genius as Rachin Ravindra enjoys breakout campaign

Glenn Maxwell hit arguably the greatest ODI innings of all time, while sorry England were stunned by Afghanistan in disastrous defence

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Why it's the right time for Fred Smith to 'move on'

There are songs about such subjects as isolation and love.

The Hindu

2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers | India seek inspiration from famous 2019 stalemate against Qatar in rematch on Nov. 21

India to take inspiration from 2019 draw vs Qatar in 2026 WC qualifiers. Confident after 1-0 win vs Kuwait, India hope to give tough fight to Qatar. Talismanic Chhetri absent in 2019 match, Sandhu marshals defence. Qatar, ranked 61, coming off 8-1 win vs Afghanistan. Ali, top-scorer at 2019 Asia…

The Times of India

Generational shift evident as India reflect on World Cup loss

NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of India's heart-wrenching loss in the World Cup final, a composed Virat Kohli exchanged a brief handshake and hug with Shubman Gill, marking a poignant moment that encapsulated the imminent generational shift in Indian cricket. The night, filled with tears, underscored the need for a…

The Times of India

'They played better cricket...': Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Australia for their sixth World Cup title

NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary cricketer, congratulated Australia on their record sixth ODI World Cup victory and shared a sweet message with the Indian squad.

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Al Jazeera

Pakistan military says four fighters killed near Afghanistan border

Troops are continuing to search the Khaisoor area of North Waziristan district for fighters in hiding.

The Independent UK

More than a million Afghans will go back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers

About 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to their country of origin from Pakistan, the U.N. health agency warned, weeks after authorities began expelling foreigners living in the country illegally

The Independent UK

Jonathan Trott on Afghanistan’s World Cup: ‘I was doing everything apart from driving the bus’

Interview: The former England batter reveals the struggles Afghanistan face despite impressing at the Cricket World Cup

The Guardian - AU

Australian military whistleblower pleads guilty over Afghan Files leak

David McBride claimed leak of classified material detailing alleged war crimes in Afghanistan was in public interest

The Independent UK

Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride pleads guilty to leaking military secrets

David McBride tells reporters he ‘did [his] duty’ in leaking state secrets about Afghanistan to the press, adding: ‘I see this as the beginning of a better Australia’

Al Jazeera

‘In tents again’: Life comes full circle for Afghans expelled from Pakistan

Many Afghans fled to Pakistan after Soviet invasion in 1970s – only to be forcefully returned to a homeland in crisis.

The Independent UK

Taliban welcome return of international flights to Kabul

Officials from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban welcomed the resumption of FlyDubai flights to Kabul international airport

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