In the group, five individuals had applied for entry visas, wile the remaining doctors had sought extension of their existing visas.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah has paid tribute to former Afghanistan quick Shapoor Zadran, remembering him as one of the players who helped shape Afghanistan's rise in international cricket.
The attacks were carried out on Tuesday night, read a statement from the Afghan ministry. It added that they targetted "ISIS facilities" in the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The Taliban has alleged that Pakistani military airstrikes targeted civilian areas in eastern Afghanistan, killing and injuring dozens of civilians as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
The emerging US-Iran agreement has significant implications for India, including energy corridors, fertilizer supplies, and revival of the Chabahar Port project. As Gulf tensions ease, New Delhi faces a strategic crossroads that could reshape connectivity with Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Within Pakistan, the unforgiving regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan have had an especially violent ‘gun-culture’, for a long time. Bloody, inter-tribal, anti- ‘foreigner’ and familial feuds are a way of life, and often the family sentinels peer at their neighbours through rifle ports.
Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement to the United States have written an 'open letter' to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately halt their deportation to Afghanistan as the March 31 deadline approaches closer.
US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged that Pakistan should immediately end the forced return and deportation of Afghan refugees.
According to the WHO report, more than 206,000 people were infected with respiratory diseases during this period, out of which 506 lost their lives.
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott is not allowing his team to enjoy the England win for long as their path to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals is now crystal clear, and Friday's clash against world champions Australia could be a virtual quarterfinal for the Afghans.
