Afghanistan International: Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been named ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year following a brilliant performance through 2024. With his right-arm pace bowling and multifaceted batting game, the 24-year-old helped propel the Afghanistan team to a new level. He also enjoyed a strong year in T20Is and franchise cricket, but it
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 27, 2025 Tensions between Washington and Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are rising a week into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened on January 25 to place a bounty on Taliban leaders if the United States determines the group has imprisoned American citizens.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 26, 2025 The United States may place a bounty on the top leaders of the Taliban, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on January 25 after finding out that the group may be holding more American hostages in Afghanistan. “Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has
Amu: Afghanistan — Eight individuals arrested in various provinces, including Kabul, by the Taliban were “tortured and killed” on charges of collaborating with armed opposition groups, sources told Amu on Sunday. According to the sources, the detainees were tortured before being shot. The identities of three victims have been confirmed, and one source provided an
Khaama: Officials at the Baghlan Public Health Department have reported a new case of polio in the city of Pul-e-Khumri. Meanwhile, the Polio Eradication Campaign Office announced yesterday that a polio vaccination campaign will begin in various parts of the country within two days. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Local sources in Takhar province report a “suicide attack” outside the office of the Taliban governor in Taloqan, the provincial capital. According to these sources, the attack occurred around 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 25. Following the explosion, the Taliban reportedly blocked all entry points to the scene of the incident, according to local
Amu: Local sources alleged that Abdullah Sarhadi, the Taliban governor of Bamiyan, coerced and threatened members of the Shia community in the province to denounce the ICC’s actions. According to reports, Sarhadi contacted several Shia elders in Bamiyan, instructing them to publicly condemn the ICC prosecutor’s request. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Hughes: Restrictions on gender expression are, sadly, a daily occurrence in most countries around the world, including the United States. President Donald Trump, in fact, in an executive order on his first day in office declared the U.S. government would only recognize the sex assigned to a person at birth. Tragically, this is where