Omarzai’s doorway to cricket itself was fortuitous. Coming from Nurgal district of Kunar, a province on Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan, Omarzai grew up in the shadow of armed conflict.

A woman in eastern Kunar province has given birth to quadruplets, while the father of new born babies complained against economic hardship and sought assistance, an official said on Sunday.

The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said on Tuesday that a truckload of figs worth $300,000 was set on fire in Loralai region of Balochistan in Pakistan. Khan Jan Alokozay, Deputy ...