Russian troops in Ukraine have likely suffered as many losses in three months as the Soviet army did during over nine years of fighting in Afghanistan, according to a British government report.

The latest update from Britain&s Defence Intelligence agency claims that &a combination of poor low-level tactics, limited air cover, a lack of...

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As many as 400 cholera cases have been confirmed in recent months in Afghanistan&s southern Zabul province, health officials said on Tuesday.

Javed Hazhir, a spokesman for Public Health Ministry, said that cases have been reported in other provinces but that more cases of cholera are reported in warmer provinces in the country.

&Kabul,...

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Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) selection committee has named the ODI and T20I squads for the Zimbabwe series which will be played in Zimbabwe from 4 to 14 June.

The three T20Is will count towards the ICC T20I rankings, whereas three ODI matches will be part of the ICC Men&s Cricket World Cup Super League.

From the 16 players who were part of...

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Pakistan has decided to reopen several additional border crossings with Afghanistan, Pakistan&s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq said on Monday.

&The crossings are to facilitate economic activity and regulate the visitors,& Sadiq tweeted.

According to Sadiq Arandu between Chitral and Kunar and Benshahi between...

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The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa requires mass vaccinations as measures like good hygiene and safe sexual behaviour will help control its spread, a senior official said on Monday.

Richard Pebody, who leads the high-threat pathogen team at WHO Europe, also told Reuters in an interview that...

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A contract for the regulation and management of the country&s four airports was signed with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said.

The agreement was signed between Hamidullah Akhundzada, acting head of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, and Razzaq Aslam, CEO of GAAC, a UAE based...

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