Ariana: Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan will reconsider participating in the 2025 edition of the Big Bash League (BBL), after Cricket Australia (CA) indefinitely postponed their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, which was scheduled for August at a neutral venue. CA later clarified that they made the call after consultations with the Australian government because of
Tolo News: Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan expressed his disappointment following the cancellation and postponement of matches with Afghanistan by the Australian Cricket Board. He said that cricket is a “source of happiness” and should not be involved in government matters. Rashid Khan said: “As a player you can’t do much about it,” he said. “It’s
AFP: Australia on Tuesday scrapped a T20 men’s cricket series against Afghanistan later this year, saying the situation for women in the Taliban-ruled country was deteriorating. Cricket Australia said it had received advice “that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse” and so had postponed the three-match series scheduled in August at
Ariana: David McBride, a former army lawyer who revealed information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea after a legal ruling scuppered his defence, BBC reported. McBride said he felt a moral duty to speak
Al Jazeera: David McBride, a former army lawyer who revealed information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, could be facing a “life sentence” if found guilty in a trial that starts on Monday. While Australia has established an independent special investigator into alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan, supporters of McBride
Tolo News: Prior to the Afghanistan-Australia match on Tuesday, Afghan cricketer Naveen-Ul-Haq questioned Cricket Australia if they prioritize human rights or two points in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Cricket Australia canceled its three match ODI series with Afghanistan in January this year to criticize restrictions imposed on Afghan women and girls.
Ariana: Russia’s representative at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Monday called for continued investigations into war crimes by the US and NATO in Afghanistan. Addressing the council’s 53rd Session, Russian diplomat Yaroslav Yeryomin said: “The international community needs to remember about the war crimes that the US and NATO militaries committed
Alarabiya News: Australia’s most decorated war veteran, found by a civil court to have played a part in the murder of four Afghans while serving in Afghanistan, said he was devastated by what he called an “incorrect” judgement and he would not apologize for his actions. In his first public comments since the court ruling,
Ariana: The United States has warned that allegations of war crimes against Australian soldiers in Afghanistan could prevent U.S. forces from working with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment, Australia’s defense force chief said on Wednesday. Gen. Angus Campbell told a Senate committee that he received a letter from the U.S. defense attache in Canberra in
Tolo News: Family members of victims of a night raid that they say was conducted by Australian forces in 2010 in Kakrag, Uruzgan, said they should be paid compensation. Residents claim that “at least 60 people were killed, and 59 others were wounded” in a night raid by Australian forces in Kakrag village of Tarinkot