The quake’s epicentre was located at a latitude of 36.10°N and a longitude of 71.20°E, with a depth of 130 kilometers.
In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his path-breaking book The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, chronicled the 19th-century geopolitical chessboard involving Britain and Russia.
There is an unconfirmed report that the US has redeployed at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. This base was the command centre for NATO and US forces throughout their occupation of 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.
The recent announcement that the Taliban will participate in China’s Belt and Road Initiative has stirred both curiosity and concern among global observers.
On a sweltering Wednesday afternoon at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the west and east stands were steadily being filled up by fans ahead of the league-stage match between hosts India and Afghanistan.
Months after a heating on-field exchange during the Indian Premier League, Kohli and Naveen buried the hatched during the 2023 World Cup game on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Afghanistan, a nation already plagued by conflict, political turmoil and economic hardship, now faces another grim chapter in its tumultuous history a devastating earthquake that has left hundreds dead and thousands injured.
Earlier gutsy half-centuries from captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (60) and their 121 stand for the fourth wicket helped Afghanistan to a score a competitive 272/8.
