Seifert half-century helps NZ beat Afghanistan

New Zealand pull off their highest run chase in T20 World Cup history as they open their Group D campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan.

New Zealand vs Afghanistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Black Caps cruise to five-wicket victory at Chepauk

Tim Seifert leads the way with a knock of 65 off 41 balls, sharing a 74-run third-wicket partnership with Glenn Phillips as New Zealand pull off their highest successful chase in T20 World Cups.

Afghanistan launches $100 million food security program as hunger crisis deepens

The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization warned in a report that 17.4 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity in 2026.

Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children

A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse as they slept at night.

In Afghanistan, a trail of hunger and death behind U.S. aid cuts

Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.
Smithsonian Magazine

Afghanistan Was a Crossroad of the Ancient World, Where Hellenistic Culture Blended With Buddhist Influences

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried with locals. Their descendants eventually formed new kingdoms whose legacies c
France 24

Naib's fifty lifts Afghanistan to 182-6 against New Zealand

Gulbadin Naib struck a rapid half-century to guide Afghanistan to 182-6 after an early wobble against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.