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Sports News | Ireland Batter Peter Moor Announces Retirement from International Cricket
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Ireland batter Peter Moor has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 35 on Friday. He made 85 international appearances before calling time on his career, according to ESPNcricinfo....

World CNN Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says
More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, in what may be one of the largest forced movements of population this decade. For months, Tehran...

Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says
CNN — More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, in what may be one of the largest forced movements of population this decade. For months,...

Outrage after Afghan man, 45, marries 6yo child bride as Taliban say he can’t have her until she’s nine
A 45-year-old Afghan man has caused global outrage after he married a six-year-old girl. The man, who already has two wives, reportedly paid the little girl’s family money to take her as his bride. Hasht-e Subh Daily, an independent Afghan media...

World News | WHO Warns of Rising Spread of Infectious Diseases Among Deported Afghan Migrants, Calls for Increasing Medical Resources
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning regarding the rising spread of infectious diseases among Afghan migrants deported from neighbouring nations amid poor sanitary conditions, Khaama Press...

Bizarre tourism video invites Americans to visit Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Invites Americans For A 'Vacation' In Bizarre Video With Hostage Twist
Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 21:21 IST The 50-second clip begins with what appears to be a hostage scene: three people kneeling with bags over their heads. The 50-second clip begins with what appears to be a hostage scene. (Image Credit:...

San Diego contestant on 'The Great American Recipe' shares his Afghan food and roots
"The Great American Recipe" season 4 premieres this weekend — you can begin streaming it Friday on the PBS app, or watch Mondays at 9 p.m. on KPBS-TV beginning July 14. The PBS show "The Great American Recipe" follows a group of home cooks as they...

Afghan taxi drivers build DIY ACs to beat scorching heat
In the face of intense summer heat, taxi drivers in southern Afghanistan have come up with an innovative and cost-effective way to cool down themselves and their passengers. In Kandahar, where temperatures regularly exceed 40°C, many blue taxis...

45-yr-old Afghan man’s marriage to 6-yr-old sparks outrage
A 45-year-old man in Afghanistan has married a six-year-old girl in a ceremony so shocking it reportedly drew condemnation even from the Taliban. According to US-based Afghan outlet Amu.tv, the marriage took place in the Marjah district after the...

Afghanistan: 6-year-old girl married to 45-year-old man, Taliban asks groom to wait till bride turns 9
Driven by poverty, joblessness and stringent restrictions on women since the return of the Taliban in 2021, the incidents of child marriage have increased considerably in Afghanistan. Child marriage in Afghanistan has gone up since return of...

Old, unrelated photos shared as visuals of a 2025 attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul; no such attack took place
Several social media posts (here, here, and here) are going viral, claiming that the Indian Embassy in Kabul was recently attacked in 2025. These posts share photos of damaged buildings, alleging that Indian diplomats were killed and that the...

In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope
Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban is the setting of Cinema Jazireh, Turkish filmmaker Gözde Kural’s second feature. She wrote, directed and also edited, together with Bünyamin Bayansal, the film, which is world premiering in the Crystal...

Local Afghanistan War veteran may be closer to getting Canada's highest military honour
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Mike Harrison's battle to get the Canadian Victoria Cross for the late Jess Larochelle for his bravery in Afghanistan is finally getting support from the federal government Jess Larochelle's (seen here with...

45-year-old Afghan man weds six-year-old; Taliban says ‘can join husband at 9’
A 45-year-old man has married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, sparking outrage and renewed concerns over child marriage under Taliban rule. US-based Afghan outlet Amu.tv reported that Taliban officials were “horrified” after...

Taliban forces using electric shocks on Afghan women over dress
By Rukhshana media reporters Taliban forces are administering electric shocks to women over breaches of a hijab mandate so strict it even requires them to cover their faces in public, reporting by Rukhshana Media has found. Victims and...

Russian State Media Turns on Trump After Putin Criticism
Russian state media has launched a barrage of criticism against U.S. President Donald Trump after he accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of saying "a lot of bulls***" about the war in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Agentstvo reported Wednesday....

Wal-What? Taliban arrests 45-year-old Afghan man for marrying 6-year-old girl because he didn't wait till she was 9!
In a horrific development from Afghanistan, a 45-year-old man, already married twice, wed a six-year-old in the Helmand province. When the Taliban administration came to know about this, there were repercussions, and the groom and the father of...

The Media Line: After 12 Days of War, Iran Finds Itself More Isolated Than Ever
Audio By Carbonatix After 12 Days of War, Iran Finds Itself More Isolated Than Ever Tehran reels from new sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and internal unrest following conflict with Israel. By Giorgia Valente / The Media Line Twelve days of...

Afghans invite US tourists to visit with bizarre video featuring a mock hostage EXECUTION and poking fun at their country's reputation for terrorism
An Afghan social media account has revealed a tourism pitch unlike any other in a bid to court Western travellers, reshape the nation's global image and revive its shattered economy. The slick marketing video, shared across social media by...