Rahmat Shah has been appointed as Afghanistan's new captain for both the Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams after Hashmatullah Shahidi stepped down from the role, bringing an end to a leadership tenure that spanned more than four and a half years.

She brings more than three decades of diplomatic and multilateral experience to the role

Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital.

Skipper Shubman Gill's unbeaten 84 and inspired bowling led India to an emphatic seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in a rain-reduced 25-overs-a-side ODI contest on Saturday.

Afghan officials say children, woman and elderly man among dead

Bangladesh Olympic football team played out a second successive goalless draw, holding Afghanistan's senior national team 0-0 in their second match of the Diamond Jubilee International Tournament in the Maldives on Thursday night.

Several prominent Afghanistan cricketers, including Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, expressed their anguish after a Pakistani military airstrike at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul on Monday killed nearly 400 people and injured more than 250 people.

Sri Lanka have indefinitely postponed a six-match white-ball series against Afghanistan that was due to start in the United Arab Emirates this week, an official said on Monday.

The strikes mark a sharp escalation in tensions between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

South Africa beat Afghanistan in a double super over thriller at the 2026 T20 World Cup after the group match ended in a tie in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Opener Tim Seifert struck a blistering 65 off 42 balls to lead New Zealand's highest-ever run in a T20 World Cup as they beat Afghanistan by five wickets on Sunday.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has unveiled its 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates from 19 January.

Afghanistan’s dashing opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz shares a special bond with Bangladesh, having made his international and franchise debuts here in 2019.

Bangladesh Under-19s pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over Afghanistan Under-19s on Saturday at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai, chasing down the highest target ever successfully chased in ACC U-19 Asia Cup history.

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott will leave the position after next year's Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board (ACB) said on Monday.

The Bangladesh national football team will play a FIFA friendly against Nepal on November 13, confirmed BFF competitions committee chairman Golam Gauss, after Myanmar’s refusal to play in Dhaka forced cancellation of Bangladesh’s scheduled friendly against Afghanistan.

Hosts Bangladesh's bid to play in the final of CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Cup was crushed with a 3-1 sets defeat to Afghanistan in their final group match at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.

Bangladesh will play a friendly match against Afghanistan at home as part of their preparation for November’s AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers home fixture against India.

The 48-hour truce paused nearly a week of bloody border clashes

Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first in the second ODI against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.