The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Since the Taliban takeover last year, Afghan women have been demonstrating for their right to education and employment. When women in Iran took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, their Afghan sisters immediately began monitoring the protests across the border. As mourners in Iran…

It has become axiomatic that in Afghanistan, once an armed resistance group gains a foothold in an area it becomes hard to route out. This is more so if it musters a degree of local support and is in a geographically remote region. During the past year, an anti-Taliban force…

Bowler says England ‘are hunting as a pack’ after taking several high-quality catches against Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener

Wood took two for 23 and touched a breakneck 96mph at one point against Afghanistan

Afghans who worked for the ADF are calling on the federal government to urgently help them come to Australia. They say the Taliban continues to threaten their families to punish them for helping its foreign enemies.

Curran took five for 10 in a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan on Saturday

VERDICT: England have entered a new era under Jos Buttler and Matthew Mott, with Sam Curran proving how important he has become to their T20 side in the World Cup opener against Afghanistan

Sam Curran became the first Englishman to take a five wicket haul in T20Is as England began the T20 World Cup with an important victory against Afghanistan in Perth

Mark Wood hailed England’s “highlights reel” of catches as a superb fielding display helped secure a comfortable five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener.

Afghanistan 112 all out, England 113-5: Sam Curran starred with the ball before Liam Livingstone top scored to help Jos Buttler’s side safely home with the bat

Curran took five for 10 as England bowled Afghanistan out for 112 before reaching their target with 11 balls and five wickets to spare.