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Afghan, Pakistani forces battle along their border
AFP, Published on 01/03/2026
» KABUL - Afghan and Pakistani troops battled along their border, Afghan residents and officials told AFP on Sunday, with the fighting coming alongside multiple strikes including the former US air base at Bagram.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» MAZAR-I-SHARIF (AFGHANISTAN) - Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
Pakistan bans New Year's Eve celebrations
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has banned New Year's Eve celebrations to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the government said late Thursday, urging people to instead "observe simplicity".
Double-ton Maxwell downs Afghanistan as Australia reach World Cup semis
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» MUMBAI - Glenn Maxwell's stunning 201 not out guided Australia into the semi-finals of the World Cup as the five-time champions snatched a sensational three-wicket victory from the jaws of defeat against Afghanistan in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Afghanistan send Pakistan crashing to shock World Cup defeat
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» CHENNAI (INDIA) - Afghanistan put on a superb batting and bowling display to hand Pakistan a stunning eight-wicket defeat in the Cricket World Cup on Monday.
India bowl out Pakistan for just 191 at World Cup
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» AHMEDABAD, India - India bowled out Pakistan for just 191 in their high-profile World Cup clash on Saturday after their bitter rivals lost their last eight wickets for just 36 runs.
Seven and hell: Pakistan's losing World Cup record against India
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» KARACHI - It is cricket's fiercest rivalry, watched by millions, sparking raucous celebrations in victory and wild accusations in defeat, but when India and Pakistan clash at the World Cup, there has been only one winner.
Rizwan, Shafique lead Pakistan to World Cup record win over Sri Lanka
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» HYDERABAD (INDIA) - Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique clubbed centuries as Pakistan chased down the highest target in World Cup history to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
'They're afraid of joy': Pakistan's trans community fights hate
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» KARACHI - Clad in a Barbie-pink shalwar kameez, influencer and doctor Mehrub Moiz Awan reels off endless examples of harassment she's received since becoming the sharp-tongued figurehead of Pakistan's queer community.
'We don't exist': Pakistan's Ahmadi minority living in fear
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» RABWAH (PAKISTAN) - Sadia Amjad's father died for his faith, stabbed in the street by an Islamist who discovered he was part of the minority Ahmadiyya sect that has been persecuted for decades in Pakistan.