Afghanistan begin T20 WC campaign against New Zealand today
Afghanistan and New Zealand are set to face each other today (Sunday) in their opening group-stage match of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Openers power Pakistan into T20 World Cup final
A spectacular opening stand saw Pakistan storming into the ICC T20 World Cup final on Wednesday, PTV reported. Skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, both hitting superb half-centuries, forged a partnership of more than a hundred. The 70-ball…
UN welcomes NZ contribution to Afghanistan
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has welcomed New Zealand’s contribution of $2 million to Afghanistan. In a statement, FAO said New Zealand’s contribution would fund a new project to provide humanitarian assistance in the form of…
Aussies clinch maiden ICC T20 World Cup title
Mitchell Marsh and David Warner smashed half-centuries to power Australian to an emphatic eight-wicket triumph over Kiwis in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Marsh and Warner enabled the Aussies to chase down 173 --…
New Zealand says ready to lift all Covid-19 curbs
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernon Monday said her countrywill lift all Covid-19 restrictions except stringent border controls almost immediately. “We are ready,” said Ardern at a news conference in Wellington, adding that New Zealanders had “united in unprecedented…
Public hearing into 2010 SAS raid in Tirgiran begins
KABUL got under way in Wellington on Thursday. Six civilians, including a three-year-old girl, were killed and 15 others injured in three raids by Special Air Service soldiers Tirgiran Valley. But Operation Burnham was covered up by the New Zealand…
49 killed in terror attack on 2 New Zealand mosques
A ‘right-wing extremist’ killed 49 worshippers and wounded dozens more at two mosques in New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday using semi-automatic weapons, media reports said. The dead were said to include women and children. Around 48…
New Zealand’s mission in Afghanistan stretched
KABUL-led Resolute Support mission has been extended by three months, a media report says. Eleven New Zealanders are currently serving in Afghanistan to help train local security forces alongside about 300 Australian soldiers. According to NZTV, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
NZ volunteers seek full probe into Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL, a media report said on Tuesday. More than 3,500 people signed an ActionStation petition calling on the government to carry out an independent probe into a raid by the New Zealand Special Air Service personnel. In a book they…
NATO praises New Zealand’s Afghan contribution
KABUL was to prevent the country from once again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists. Welcoming New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English to the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Stoltenberg said he was grateful for the contribution of New Zealand…
