Haroun Mir via Asia Times: India’s mishandling of local Afghan politics over the past 17 years has significantly reduced its influence among major political parties in Afghanistan. While the Afghan people continue to appreciate its contributions to the reconstruction and development of the country, its traditional allies who fought against the Taliban in the 1990s have
Modern Diplomacy: As the leading South Asian economy, India must take lead in helping Afghanistan develop its water resources and harness their full potential. Five major river basins – Kabul, Helmand and western flowing rivers, Hari Rod and Murghab, northern flowing rivers, and Amu Darya – make up the surface water resources of Afghanistan, all of
Ariana: Estimated to cost in the range of USD 150mn to USD 300mn, the dam will be built on the Kabul river basin, one of the five river basins in Afghanistan. The proposed dam will provide potable water to more than 2 million residents in Kabul and pave ground for irrigation of 4,000 hectares of land
Tolo News: India is working to make sure Chabahar Port in Iran is operational by 2019, the Indian government said in a statement on Friday. This comes despite a threat of renewed US sanctions against Tehran. The Indian-backed Chabahar port complex in Iran is being developed as part of a new transportation corridor for land-locked Afghanistan
1TV: Afghanistan’s batsmen crumbled under the pressure as they lost all 20 wickets on the second day of the one-off match by an innings and 262 runs. “There is an air of disappointment. Not just disappointment of losing but the disappointment at the way we played today (Friday). I think we can put first two
BBC: Afghanistan lost 20 wickets in a day as their Test debut ended in a two-day defeat by India in Bangalore. Responding to India’s total of 474, Afghanistan were dismissed for 109 and 103 to lose by an innings and 262 runs. Hashmatullah Shahidi (36) was the top scorer for Afghanistan in either innings as
Khaama Press: India won the toss and elected to bat first as their opening batsmen Murali Vijay and Shikar Dhawan managed to score the highest runs with Dhawan scoring 107 runs from 96 balls while Vijay scored 105 runs. Kolesh Rahul scored 54 runs, Cheteshwar Pujara 35 runs, Ajinkya Rahane 10 runs, Dinesh Karthik 4
The New York Times: On Thursday, Afghanistan’s national cricket team will play India in a Test match, a form of the game — taking place over five seven-hour days — reserved for a select group of nations. In cricket’s near 150-year history of international fixtures, only 11 countries have competed at that level; Afghanistan becomes the
Khaama Press: The former Afghan cricket coach and Pakistan’s chief selector Inzamam ul Haq predicts a tough contest for the Afghan team during their test debut against India. Speaking to ESPN, Inzamam admitted that there are lots of talent in the Afghan team as they appear against India during their first test match. Click here to
The National Interest: Some South Asia observers have argued that the Trump administration’s decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal will hurt U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. Their reasoning: it reduces the viability of the Iranian port of Chabahar, which India aims to use as an alternate gateway to Afghanistan, bypassing the land corridor through Pakistan.