
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national cricket team suffered a heavy defeat by an innings and 300 runs against India in a Test match. The match began on Saturday in India, with the hosts posting 564 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their first innings. Afghanistan scored 152 runs in their first innings. In the second innings, however, the team was bowled out for just 112 runs, allowing India to secure a commanding victory on the third day of the match. Click here to read more (external link).
Other Afghan Sports News

8am: A resident of Baghlan-e Markazi, the provincial center of Baghlan, whose home was robbed by thieves posing as Taliban intelligence forces conducting an inspection, says that nearly eight months have passed since he began pursuing his case through Taliban institutions, yet the suspects were released in exchange for money and through the use of intermediaries.
Afghanistan International: Residents of Herat told Afghanistan International that Taliban authorities launched a large-scale operation on Saturday to detain women accused of violating the group’s mandatory dress code, with more than 20 women reportedly arrested in one area alone. Witnesses said Taliban officials also detained women at the Almas Sharq shopping centre and in the Qasr area of Herat.
Al Jazeera: In April, I accompanied a friend on a visit to villages in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan. The purpose of the trip was to speak to farmer beneficiaries of a project that an NGO operating in the agriculture sector had carried out and to follow up on its impact. The week I spent travelling with him was quite eye-opening regarding the state of the non-profit sector in the country.
8am: Several citizens of Afghanistan who traveled to Kabul from various provinces to have their tazkiras (national ID card) obtained and translated have raised serious concerns about corruption and obstruction at the “Emirate Affairs” directorate of the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice. They say that after receiving their tazkiras from the Taliban-controlled General Directorate of Civil Registration, they are required to have them verified by this body for translation purposes. However, the head and staff of the department have used various pretexts to obstruct the processing of applicants’ documents and demanded money in exchange for completing their work.
8am: Iranian security forces claimed that six members of a terrorist group were killed in a clash with Iranian border guards in the border region of Zabol, in Sistan and Baluchestan province. Military officials in Sistan and Baluchestan stated that a team of individuals affiliated with a terrorist group had intended to cross into Iranian territory and attack border posts.
Amu: India finished the opening day of their one-off Test against Afghanistan at 368 for 3, powered by unbeaten centuries from KL Rahul and Shubman Gill. India will resume on the second day with a strong platform, while Afghanistan will look for early wickets to prevent the hosts from posting a massive first-innings total.