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Three Afghan cricketers killed in Pakistan airstrikes: ACB

By Odisha News Online Oct 18, 2025 71

KABUL, OCT 18 : Afghanistan have pulled out of a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month after three local cricketers were killed in an attack, the country’s cricket board said on Friday. The ACB said that the players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana in the eastern Paktika province on the Pakistan […]Continue Reading

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Pakistan, Afghanistan trade heavy fire along border after Islamabad accuses Kabul of sheltering TTP

By Odisha News Online Oct 12, 2025 140

KABUL , OCT 12 : Afghanistan’s Taliban forces launched armed reprisals against Pakistani soldiers along the shared border on Saturday, accusing Islamabad of carrying out air strikes on its soil, senior officials from several provinces said Saturday, reported AFP. On Thursday, two explosions were heard in the Afghan capital and another in the southeast of […]Continue Reading

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At least 610 people killed in 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan,1300 injured

By Odisha News Online Sep 1, 2025 197

KABUL, SEP 1: Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 610 people and injured 1,300 people. The deaths and injuries are expected to increase as search and rescue teams reached the area. The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of […]Continue Reading

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In a 1st, Jaishankar speaks to Taliban minister, thanks for condemning J&K attack

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2025 374

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : India on Thursday welcomed Afghanistan’s rejection of attempts to “create distrust” between the two countries as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had the first-ever interaction with Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi. Jaishankar also thanked Muttaqi for condemning the Pahalgam terror attack. In a Continue Reading

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120 dead, over 1,000 injured as 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

By Odisha News Online Oct 8, 2023 424

Afghanistan,Octo 8 :  The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to “about 120”, disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the region’s largest city Herat, and Continue Reading