India should have an easy game but they can't afford to be complacent as the Afghans have nothing to lose. ...
12:03 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Kabul: A suicide bomber rammed a small sedan heavily laden with explosives into a mini-bus believed to be carrying foreign aviation workers to the airport in the Afghan capital early on Tuesday, killing at least nine people. Kabul police chief Gen Mohammad Ayub Salangi said the large explosion took place on an avenue northwest of the city centre near Kabul International Airport. The blast, which went off in front a...
10:08 AM, Sep 18, 2012
With strong batting and qualified bowling, India have the wherewithal to go the distance at the ICC World Twenty20. ...
08:25 AM, Sep 18, 2012
After the win over Sri Lanka in the first practice match, loss to the arch-rival has dented India's confidence to an extent. ...
09:33 PM, Sep 17, 2012
In other warm-up matches South Africa, West Indies and Ireland registered wins. ...
07:00 PM, Sep 17, 2012
London: Taliban militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a base in Afghanistan, targeting Prince Harry, but the prince was "never in any danger". At least 18 Taliban men and two US Marines were killed in the clash. A massive firefight erupted on Friday night on an airstrip near Camp Bastion where Harry is based, The Sun reported on Saturday. Bastion is Britain's main military base in Helmand province. Sky News...
01:09 AM, Sep 16, 2012
Kabul: Two US Marines were killed and other Americans were wounded on Friday during a Taliban attack on a base in southern Afghanistan where Britain's Prince Harry is stationed, US officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. A spokesman for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said Harry was on the base at the time of the attack but was unharmed. "Prince Harry was never in any danger," spokesman Martyn Crighton said,...
12:46 PM, Sep 15, 2012
The win is expected to boost the confidence of the Afghan players ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. ...
12:30 PM, Sep 11, 2012
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Melbourne: Taliban insurgents are posing as "attractive women" on Facebook to befriend coalition soldiers for gathering sensitive intelligence about operations in Afghanistan, an Australian government report has warned. The dangers of social media have been pointed out in a federal government review of social media and defence, which was finalised in March but has not been acted upon, Defence sources said. The review found an "overt reliance" on privacy settings...
04:35 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Kabul: The Afghan Taliban said on Monday they were doing everything in their power to try to kidnap or assassinate Britain's Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last week to fly attack helicopters. Queen Elizabeth's grandson is in Afghanistan on a four-month tour, based out of Camp Bastion in volatile Helmand province, where he will be on the front line in the NATO-led war against Taliban insurgents. "We are using...
03:51 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Kabul: A large explosion rattled the headquarters of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the heavily guarded diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday, the force said. Privately owned Tolo TV said four children had been wounded in the incident, but that could not be independently verified. "We are on lockdown while we try get more details on the explosion," an ISAF spokeswoman said, referring to when...
01:37 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Kandahar: Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the Taliban on Monday of beheading 17 villagers, including two women, in volatile Helmand province, in a gruesome attack recalling the dark days of the hardline group's rule before their 2001 ouster. He ordered a full investigation into the "mass killing", which a local official said was punishment to revellers attending a party with music and mixed-sex dancing. "This attack shows that there are...
02:40 AM, Aug 28, 2012
The Taliban beheaded seventeen partygoers, including two women dancers, in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province as punishment, recalling the darkest days of rule by the ultra-conservative Islamist insurgents before their ouster in 2001. The bodies were found on Monday in a house near the Musa Qala district where a party was held on Sunday night with music and mixed-sex dancing, said district governor Nimatullah. Men and women do not usually mingle...
03:02 PM, Aug 27, 2012
In 2009 Afghanistan finished fifth in the 2011 World Cup qualifiers, earning the right to play one-day internationals. ...
02:11 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Afghanistan picked Hamid Hassan for next month's World Twenty20 hoping the pacer recovers from surgery in time. ...
11:02 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Australia defeated a battling Afghanistan team by 66 runs in the first-ever limited overs international between the two sides. ...
08:33 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to win the Plate Championship final. ...
03:51 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Afghanistan will play their second ODI against a full member country when they take on Australia on Saturday. ...
08:39 AM, Aug 24, 2012
Afghanistan are playing an ODI against a Test-playing nation only for the second time. ...
11:46 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Australia's squad arrived here on Wednesday with the temperature as high as 43-degrees Celsius. ...
08:48 AM, Aug 23, 2012
