KPL season 3 kicks off on October 5; National stars gear up for fierce battles

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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 be broadcast live and exclusively on Ariana Television. Click here to read more (external link).

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Taliban leader calls cabinet meeting in Kandahar over Bagram air base

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Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada

Amu: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has summoned members of his cabinet to Kandahar for consultations on the future of Bagram air base following repeated calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to reclaim the facility, multiple sources told Amu. The sources said the cabinet meeting is expected in the coming days and invitations have already been extended to senior Taliban officials. Akhundzada has previously discussed the issue with several ministers and the Taliban’s chief justice but, according to sources, now wants broader deliberations within the cabinet. Click here to read more (external link).

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Afghanistan futsal team qualifies for AFC Asian Cup 2026

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Ariana: Afghanistan’s national futsal team has qualified for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Indonesia 2026, marking only the second time in the team’s history to reach the continental tournament. In their second match of the qualifiers, Afghanistan delivered a dominant performance, defeating host nation Myanmar 8–0 on Wednesday in Yangon. Click here to read more (external link).

Earthquake injures 15 in Nangarhar

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Amu: An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, injuring at least 15 people and damaging homes in Nangarhar province, local health officials said. Rafiullah Hamad, head of health services in Dara-e-Noor district, said the injured were taken by ambulance to the provincial hospital in Jalalabad. He said updated figures on casualties and damage will be released later. Click here to read more (external link).

Taliban Order Herat Broadcasters To Stop Airing Living Beings

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Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has barred media outlets in Herat from broadcasting images of people or other living beings, local sources said Tuesday. Officials from television stations and YouTube channels were summoned by the ministry and ordered to comply with the restriction, participants in the meeting told reporters. Click here to read more (external link).

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15-Year-Old Afghan Boy Fatally Shot by Police in Canada’s Longueuil

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Nooran Rezayi

Khaama: The Afghan community in Canada and abroad is mourning the tragic death of 15-year-old Afghan boy, Nooran Rezayi, who was fatally shot by police during an intervention in Longueuil, Quebec, on Sunday afternoon. His grieving family insists he was unarmed, and they are calling for justice and accountability. Witnesses say most of the youths fled into nearby woods, but Nooran remained in place with his hands raised. Friends present at the scene told La Presse that the teenager attempted to open his backpack to show police he had no weapon when officers fired twice, striking him in the chest and abdomen. Click here to read more (external link).

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Forced Seizure of Pashai Community Lands: Taliban’s Policy of Ethnic Discrimination in Nijrab, Kapisa

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8am: Local sources in the Nijrab district of Kapisa province say that the Taliban intend to seize farmlands belonging to the Pashai people in the Giava valley of this province and redistribute them among Pashtuns aligned with the group. These sources add that the residents of the Giava valley possess valid ownership documents for the lands and have paid taxes on them in the past, but the Taliban refuse to recognize these documents. According to the sources, the people of Nijrab district have cultivated these lands for more than 40 years, and the Taliban’s move threatens over 300 Pashai families with displacement and the loss of their main source of livelihood. Click here to read more (external link).