Posted in Afghanistan, Cricket, Taj Malik, tagged Bahamas on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Eighteen-year-old Gulbudeen Naib was the hero for Afghanistan as he took 5 for 7, including a hat-trick to close the innings, as Bahamas managed just 46 all out. And although they too suffered a batting collapse, Afghanistan secured victory by five wickets after 6.3 overs as they attempted to score quick runs to improve their [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Cricket, Japan, Taj Malik on May 24, 2008 | No Comments »
At the Victoria College, Afghanistan suffered a sensational middle-order collapse against Japan when they were bowled out for 179 in 35.4 overs after being 137 for 3. Takuro Hagihara was the pick of Japan bowlers with 5 for 25 while for Afghanistan opener Karim Khan Sedeq top scored with 47. In turn, Japan were bowled [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Cricket, Taj Malik on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Afghanistan cricket (c) Getty Images
From Kabul to Quennevais
By Daniel Corden
The Afghanistan team will be one of 12 taking part in the ICC World Division 5 tournament in Jersey.
Friday, 23 May sees the start of the ICC World Cricket Division 5 tournament here in Jersey.
There are 12 teams competing for a place in the next [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tariq Azizuddin on May 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pakistan’s envoy to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin is freed.
Pro-Taliban militants have released Pakistan’s envoy to Afghanistan 3 months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region.
cc disappeared Feb 11 along with his driver and bodyguard as they drove from the Pakistani city of Peshawar toward the Afghan border.
On a video aired April 19 on [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Fitna, Geert Wilder, Geert Wilders, Islam, Politics on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - The Taliban has said two attacks on Dutch forces in Afghanistan were in retaliation for an anti-Islamic film by a Dutch politician, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Tuesday.
In a communique posted on Web sites used by militants dated April 1, the Taliban said its Shura Council Leadership announced reprisal [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) — At least 20 people were killed in a missile strike near the Afghan border on Sunday, state-run Pakistan Television said.
The strike destroyed the house of a suspected militant leader, according to a local tribesman.
Seven missiles were fired in the strike in the tribal area of South Waziristan, the television report [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Pranab Mukherjee, Russia, Turkmenistan on March 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
CHANDIGARH, March 15: Advocating close cooperation between India and Central Asia, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for establishing a direct surface transportation route through Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
“Our ongoing Composite Dialogue with Pakistan has been yielding good results. We are hopeful that a direct road link will be established between India and [...]
