Afghanistan

FIFA & AFC open path for Afghan women’s team

The decision paves way for Afghan female football players to represent their country

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Afghan female players will now be able to represent their country in official matches

Earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan; 8 dead in Kabul

Quake triggers alerts for Afghan health services amid history of deadly tremors

Epicenter in Hindu Kush sends strong shocks through northern Afghanistan, Pakistan

Deadly floods and storms hit Afghanistan, toll rises

Dozens injured as severe weather hits 13 provinces, more rain forecast

Locals inspect a damaged house following floods, landslides and thunderstorms in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Sri Lanka call off Afghanistan series in UAE

The teams were scheduled to play three T20Is in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai

Sri Lanka's head coach Sanath Jayasuriya (5R) speaks to players during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 28, 2026.

Afghanistan to tour India in June

Afghanistan will tour India to play in one Test and three ODIs

Afghanistan's Abdollah Ahmadzai (R) celebrates with teammates after taking a catch to dismiss Canada's Dilon Heyliger during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Afghanistan and Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on February 19, 2026.

US backs Pakistan’s right to defend against Taliban

US backs Pakistan after strikes on Afghanistan, supporting its right to defend itself

Residents stand near a damaged house following the overnight cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on February 27, 2026.

Pakistan-Afghanistan fighting: What we know so far

Both sides have issued sharply different accounts of what has happened

A Pakistani soldier stands guard at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border firing between the two countries.

Shelling near key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing

Iran offers to help facilitate dialogue to resolve conflict

Wounded Afghan women receive treatment at a hospital in Jalalabad on February 27, 2026, after a Pakistani mortar shell hit a camp for people returning from Pakistan, during ongoing clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban security personnel near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar Province.

Afghanistan appoint Richard Pybus as new head coach

61-year-old will join the team ahead of upcoming series against Sri Lanka in UAE in March

Afghanistan appoint Richard Pybus as head coach

UAE to host Afghanistan series against Sri Lanka

Three One-Day Internationals and three T20 matches will be played from March 13 to 25

Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Nabi star as Afghanistan sign off with 82-run win over Canada in the ICC Men

Weakest passport still offers 24 visa-free destinations

For the country’s citizens, travel limits affect opportunity, security and daily life

Afghanistan remains the only country whose passport grants entry to fewer than 25 destinations, illustrating the stark global disparity in travel freedom.

Snow and heavy rain kill 61 in Afghanistan

110 injured and 458 homes damaged or destroyed after recent disaster

People with their belongings walk along a road during snowfall in Shibar area of the Sheikh Ali district of Afghanistan's Parwan province on January 21, 2026.

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