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How Central Asia is 'containing' Afghanistan

After abandoning hope of influencing the Taliban, Central Asian nations have sought to insulate themselves from Afghanistan’s ...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai’s record-breaking T20 half-century highlighted Afghanistan’s confident start to the Asia Cup in a 94-run win over Hong Kong in ...
The Asia Cup 2025 officially kicks off today with a battle between Afghanistan and Hong Kong at the iconic Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. While much of the attention in the tournament will be on ...
Sri Lanka roared to a six-wicket victory in Abu Dhabi to eliminate 2024 T20 World Cup semifinalist Afghanistan from the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka topped Group B with its third straight win as Bangladesh ...
Two months ago, Afghanistan sealed its eastern border with neighboring Pakistan soon after Islamabad shut down all routes ...
Naveen, who was a part of Afghanistan’s Asia Cup squad, did not feature in the team’s opening match due to fitness issues. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that the experienced pacer is ...
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains one of the most severe in the world, with 28 million people depending on aid to survive. Hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated, with ...
The border has remained largely closed since the October clashes that killed more than 70 people. Read more at ...
As tensions simmer between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad is shifting from coercive diplomacy to managed escalation to ...
China’s pragmatic approach towards the Taliban — offering economic cooperation contingent on security — represents a practical, albeit fragile, paradigm for managing difficult regimes.
Escalating violence along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border has put Chinese citizens and investments at risk, raising Beijing’s ...
Aid agencies warned this week that Afghanistan, which is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, is expected to remain ...