8am: Forced marriages and child marriages under the Taliban regime have increased at an unprecedented rate and have become one of the most serious human rights crises. According to sources, the Taliban not only fail to address these cases, but they are themselves a fundamental part of this problem. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: Afghanistan’s national volleyball team defeated the Maldives 3–0 in its second match of the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Cup Men’s 2025. In their third match, scheduled for tomorrow (Friday, October 24), the Afghan team will face Turkmenistan. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Afghanistan Women’s Football Team in
Amu: Zimbabwe’s U19 team ended Day 1 of the four-day Youth Test against Afghanistan with a narrow lead, reaching 130 for 2 at stumps and leading by 3 runs after bowling out the visitors for 127 earlier in the day. The fixture is part of a bilateral U19 red-ball series hosted by Zimbabwe. Click here
Ariana: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced that the Afghanistan Under-19 national team will travel to India later this month to take part in an international Tri-Nation Youth ODI series. The tournament, set to be held in Bengaluru from November 17 to November 30, 2025, will feature India U19 A, India U19 B, and
Amu: Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat has received an international award at the International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) in Toronto for her latest work, Sima’s Song. Sadat, one of Afghanistan’s most acclaimed directors, was honored for her contributions to cinema and her continued storytelling under challenging circumstances. Click here to read more (external link).
ESPN: When India take on Sri Lanka at the Women’s World Cup 2025 opener, the spotlight will not just be on the players on the field but also on some of those off it. A group of Afghanistan’s women’s cricketers, currently living in exile in Australia, will be in attendance at the Assam Cricket Association
Amu: Fawzia Koofi, a former MP and participant of Islamabad meeting, said on Monday that the situation in Afghanistan is “unbearable, especially for women,” and warned that only an inclusive government based on the people’s will and constitutional order can secure peace and lasting regional stability. Koofi spoke at the opening of a two-day conference
Afghanistan International: The gathering, set for 29–30 September, is organised by the “Women for Afghanistan” initiative and the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute. It will feature sessions exclusively for Afghan leaders as well as joint discussions with Pakistani counterparts. Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US envoy for Afghanistan, criticised Pakistan for hosting the event, calling the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 26, 2025 Maryam has worked as an online interpreter since the Taliban banned women from most jobs in Afghanistan. But her livelihood is under threat after the hard-line Islamist group last week shut down access to fiber-optic Internet in large swaths of the country. The move has left government offices, homes,
Ariana: The third season of the Kabul Premier League (KPL) is set to kick off on October 5, bringing together Afghanistan’s top national cricket stars and rising talents for one of the country’s most thrilling sports events. The grand opening ceremony will take place a day earlier, on October 4, at 7:00 PM, and will