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November 12, 2025

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Afghanistan’s economic recovery falters as nine in 10 families go hungry or in debt: UNDP

Afghan children play soccer at a playground in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 10, 2024. — Reuters Nine in 10 Afghan families skip meals, take on debt: UNDP. 4.5 million returnees by 2023 strain the collapsing economy. The share of the female labor force is reduced to 6%. Afghanistan’s economic recovery is faltering as nine out of 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell possessions or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that mass repatriations are exacerbating the country’s worst crisis since the Taliban returned to power. A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report said

November 2, 2025

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Afghanistan’s transit cargo is causing port congestion

Junaid Anwar says Rs12b project to revive Gadani shipbuilding industry KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said the congestion at the port is caused by containers transiting Afghanistan. “Even if port operations stop, we are ready to make this sacrifice, because certain elements are playing a role in undermining the country,” he said. The minister added that once this issue is finally resolved, the pressure on the port will ease. He made these remarks while speaking at the opening ceremony of Maritime Week held at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on Saturday. The federal minister said that for

October 23, 2025

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Afghanistan’s transit trade will gradually resume, customs authority says

A man walks near children next to parked vehicles loaded with the belongings of Afghan citizens trying to return home after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire between the nations’ forces, at the border crossing in Chaman, Balochistan, October 16, 2025. — Reuters Transit trade will resume after the ceasefire agreement. Cargo clearance will be completed in three stages. Hundreds of trucks bound for Afghanistan are still stranded. Pakistan is set to resume transit trade of Afghanistan following the recent ceasefire agreement between Islamabad and Kabul, with the Directorate of Transit Trade issuing a phased restoration

September 16, 2025

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Afghanistan’s Naveen-Ul-Haq was excluded from the team among continuing Asian Cup

Afghanistan’s Naveen-Ul-Haq in Action against England at the ICC 2023 World Cup in the Arun Jaitley Stadium of New Delhi in India on October 15th 2023.- Reuters The Board of Cricket of Afghanistan (ACB) has ruled the Naveen-Ul-Haq right arm from the team amid the continued ACC Men’s T20 Cup 2025, reporting his shoulder injury. In a statement, Cricket Council reported his injury as the cause of abandonment, saying he was recovering from shoulder injury. It is not declared suitable by the medical team, so it would not play the rest of the tournament. “The veteran quick bowling of Afghanistan,

April 21, 2025

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The collapse against studies leads to a reduction of 84% in Afghanistan’s transit trade

A general view of border position in Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan. – Reuters/file Bilateral goods increases by $ 27% to $ 1,575 billion in July -March. The load forward by 64%, reducing to $ 809 million. The reverse load is also reduced by 46% to record to $ 50 million. Islamabad: Although the trade ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan show signs of revival, the Afghan transit trade through Pakistan has collapsed by 84% after Pakistan’s sweeping collapse, The news Reported on Monday The latest figures from the Customs Department reveal that bilateral trade in goods has increased by 27%

January 9, 2025

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Pressure is mounting on South Africa to boycott Afghanistan’s Champions Trophy match

Listen to the article South Africa’s Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has added his voice to growing calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan. His comments come after British politicians urged England to refuse to play Afghanistan next month because of the Taliban government’s crackdown on women’s rights since returning to power in August 2021. South Africa and England are in the same group as Afghanistan for the tournament, with both teams facing pressure to boycott their respective matches against Afghanistan. South Africa are scheduled to open their Champions Trophy campaign against Afghanistan in Karachi

December 29, 2024

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Rahmat’s record spurs Afghanistan’s strong reply to Zimbabwe’s 586

Rahmat Shah set a new Test record in Afghanistan with an unbeaten 231, leading his side to a commanding 425-2 at the end of the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday. Shah partnered with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi for a monumental 361-run stand as Shahidi ended the day on 141, his second Test century. Starting the day on 95-2, Afghanistan quickly raced to 425-2, with Zimbabwe’s six-man attack unable to make a breakthrough. This marked just the 26th instance of a no-hitter in the history of Test cricket, with the most recent occurring in the 2019 England

November 27, 2024

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Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan dethrones Shaheen Shah Afridi as leading ODI bowler

A combination of images shows Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (left) and Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi in action. — AFP/PCB/Archive DUBAI: In a major upset in the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s ODI bowling rankings, Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi has been dethroned from the top spot by Afghanistan pacer Rashid Khan. The latest rankings, published on Wednesday, show South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj holding steady at third. However, Afridi, who was promoted to number one following a stunning eight-wicket performance at an average of 12.62 during Pakistan’s historic ODI series win over Australia, has been rested during the ongoing series against Zimbabwe .

November 12, 2024

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Afghanistan’s Taliban are helping their first UN climate talks since 2021

Mawlawi Matiul Haq Khalis, director general of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) meets the media on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024. — AFP BAKU: The first Afghan official to attend UN climate talks since the Taliban came to power has said AFP on Monday that his country hopes to benefit from a global financial agreement being negotiated at COP29 in Baku. Leading a three-member team, former Taliban negotiator Matiul Haq Khalis stood out in the packed conference halls in the Azerbaijani capital, where representatives from nearly 200 countries

November 10, 2024

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Women are not prohibited from talking to each other, Afghanistan’s ethics ministry says

Afghan women wait to receive wheat during a quarantine in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2020. — Reuters Afghan and international media have recently reported banning women from listening to the voices of other women. PVPV spokesperson Saiful Islam Khyber dismissed the reports as “brainless” and “absurd”. Female voices have been banned from television and radio broadcasts in some provinces. Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden to talk to each other, the Taliban government’s ethics ministry said AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban. Afghan media based outside the country and international media reported in recent weeks a

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