Afghanistan

19 Afghan migrants die crossing desert into Iran

Bodies recovered in Nimroz after migrants became stranded in extreme desert heat

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Deadly desert crossing highlights perilous migrant routes out of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan bring back pace duo for Ireland tour

New captain Rahmat Shah to lead side featuring Rashid Khan and returning pacers

Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi

ICC lays out roadmap for Afghanistan’s refugee team

Plan was approved during the ICC Annual Conference in Edinburgh

Afghanistan refugee women’s cricket team

Pakistan airstrikes kill dozens in eastern Afghanistan

Kabul says 36 civilians killed and160 wounded, while Islamabad says it targeted militants

Afghan residents look at the remains of a building damaged in a Pakistani airstrike at a village in Tsamkani district of Afghanistan's Paktia province on June 29, 2026.

12 children among 20 killed in Afghanistan accident

Families returning from Pakistan among victims in Laghman province crash

A man carries an injured girl to a hospital for treatment after a truck carrying Afghan families overturned in Jalalabad on May 30, 2026.

FIFA & AFC open path for Afghan women’s team

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

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.

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