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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Nick Hockley on Friday defended the Australian men’s team’s decision to withdraw from one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan. CA took the unilateral decision on Thursday over women’s rights issue but faced sharp criticism for the withdrawal. Australia opted out of the …

[ad_1] Australia’s one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan in March has been called off following the Taliban‘s announcement of further restrictions on women’s and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.“CA is committed to supporting growing the game for women and men around the world, including in Afghanistan, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  It was November 2010 and a platoon of Marines was patrolling outside of a village in Helmand Province, Afghanistan – slowly, and carefully, to avoid accidentally stepping on hidden improvised explosive devices. They walked in a single file line meant to reduce the risk of multiple Marines …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Three foreign aid groups said Sunday that they were moving to temporarily suspend their operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred female employees of non-governmental organizations from coming to work. “We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without our female staff,” …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a Taliban order this week suspending all female students from attending university in the country. Video footage circulating on social media showed Taliban officials using a water cannon …

[ad_1] Big Bash League (BBL) side Sydney Thunder said on Friday they have terminated fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi‘s contract after a “behaviour” incident led to an investigation by Cricket Australia‘s Integrity Unit.Afghanistan‘s Farooqi, who was signed in November as a replacement for David Willey, picked up five wickets in four …

[ad_1] Kabul, Afghanistan CNN  —  The 21-year-old student had been studying hard for weeks as she prepared for the final exams of her first year of university. She was almost done, with just two exams left, when she heard the news: the Taliban government was suspending university education for all …

[ad_1] Washington CNN  —  Two Americans who had been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released and are en route to Qatar, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Two of the sources tell CNN that one of the Americans is filmmaker Ivor Shearer, who was arrested …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The Afghan Adjustment Act will not be included in the omnibus spending bill, a source familiar told CNN. Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, continued to oppose the act at the committee level, the source said. CNN previously reported that roughly two dozen former leaders of the …

[ad_1] CNN  —  At least 19 people have been killed and 32 others were injured when a fuel tanker caught fire in a tunnel north of the Afghan capital of Kabul, a local official said Sunday. The Salang Tunnel – located between Parwan and Baghlan provinces – is around 1.66 …