Rashid Khan: ‘Definitely’ want to see Afghanistan have a women’s team
Rashid Khan
ESPN: Rashid Khan has said he would “definitely,” like to see an Afghanistan women’s team in the future but the decision to ratify one is out of his hands. This is the first time Rashid has made a statement in support of a women’s team after previously pleading for women’s rights to education under the Taliban government, who have banned women from almost all areas of public life. Click here to read more (external link).
New semi-precious stone deposit found in Panjshir
Amu: Local Taliban officials said they have identified a new deposit of semi-precious green garnet stone in the central province of Panjshir, marking the first reported discovery of the mineral in the area. Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the Taliban’s head of mines and petroleum in Panjshir, said the deposit was located in Ab Dara village in Anaba district, according to a statement issued by the provincial mines department. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – February 9, 2026
Medicine Prices In Kabul Rise By Up To 40 Percent After Import Disruptions
Afghanistan International: Three months after the Taliban ordered a halt to pharmaceutical trade with Pakistan, medicine prices in Kabul have risen by as much as 40 precent, according to pharmacy owners and market sources. Formal medicine imports have largely stopped, and many drugs are now entering the market through smuggling routes. Click here to read more (external link).
UNAMA Reports Killings, Arrests, Public Punishments in Afghanistan
Khaama: UNAMA reports killings, arbitrary arrests, media restrictions and public punishments in Afghanistan during late 2025, raising concerns over human rights conditions nationwide. UNAMA’s quarterly report says 14 former Afghan security personnel were killed between October and December 2025, alongside 28 arbitrary detentions and seven cases of torture or mistreatment. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – February 8, 2026
The US said a Marine could not adopt an Afghan girl. Records show officials helped him get her
AP: The judge wanted everyone in the courtroom to know that when he’d signed a war orphan over to an American Marine he thought it was an emergency — that the child injured on the battlefield in Afghanistan was on death’s door, with neither a family nor a country to claim her. A lawyer for the federal government stood up. “That is not what happened,” she told the judge: almost everything he’d believed about the baby was untrue. Click here to read more (external link).
New Zealand cruise past Afghanistan by five wickets in T20 World Cup
Ariana: New Zealand produced a confident all-round performance to defeat Afghanistan by five wickets, chasing down a target of 183 with 13 balls to spare in their first match of the T20 World Cup in India’s Chennai on Sunday. Afghanistan will face South Africa in their next match on Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan Captain Khan Harbours Dream Of Playing In Kabul
Rashid Khan
AFP: Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan said Saturday he dreams of playing an international match at home in Kabul, which for him would be “bigger than the World Cup”. Khan will captain the surprise 2024 T20 World Cup semi-finalists against New Zealand in their opening match of the 2026 edition in Chennai on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).