Amu: Shapoor Zadran, the former fast bowler who played a prominent role in Afghanistan’s rapid rise in international cricket, has died at age 38 after a period of serious illness. Zadran had been receiving treatment at a hospital in New Delhi after being diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or H.L.H., a rare and life-threatening immune disorder.
AP: Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, according to the document. His March 14 death at a Dallas hospital was ruled to be an accident. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s former presidential envoy for Afghanistan, defended the invitation extended to Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, and other Taliban opponents to Ali Khamenei’s funeral. The former Iranian presidential envoy, who is also a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Iran’s policy is to engage
Amu: Abdul Ahad Momand, the first Afghan to travel to space, was buried in Kabul on Monday after his body was returned from Germany, where he died last week following a battle with cancer. Momand’s body arrived in Kabul from Munich on Monday morning. Taliban officials, members of his family, friends and other Afghans gathered
Amu: The Bost Defenders secured a hard-fought three-wicket victory on Sunday, chasing down a target of 195 with just a single delivery remaining, in the latest fixture of the e& Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 in Khost province. Meanwhile, the Speenghar Tigers won the toss and chose to bat first against the Amo Sharks in the
Amu: The Taliban’s defense minister, Yaqoob Mujahid, has travelled to border areas in northeastern Badakhshan province, his ministry said, as tensions persist between the Taliban leadership and an influential local commander in the province’s remote Darwaz region. The ministry did not say whether his visit was connected to the reported tensions involving Juma Khan Fateh,
Afghanistan International: Local sources said mediation efforts by the group’s leadership have failed, and Taliban army and intelligence units have been deployed to the province. Juma Khan Fateh, a local Taliban commander leading the dissent in Badakhshan, has established round-the-clock checkpoints in areas under his control; despite previously saying he would not initiate an armed
8am: Sources in Balkh have expressed serious concern over widespread bribery and extortion at the Road Transport Regulation Directorate under Taliban control in the province. They say that certain individuals, in collusion with the Taliban, are placing heavy pressure on people who visit the directorate to complete their official paperwork. According to the sources, these