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Offaly based Afghan family want asylum for relatives

AN Afghan family living in Tullamore have issued a plea to the Government here to provide political asylum for three female relatives trapped in the war torn country. Abdul Hakim's sister and two daughters, aged 16 and 12, are living in dread since ...

25 Aug 2021 at 12:30

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'We want our sisters to live with dignity and safety' - Taliban imposes burqa rule on Afghan women

Officials have announced that Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public. The move evokes similar restrictions imposed on women during the Taliban’s previous hard-line rule between 1996 ...

07 May 2022 at 13:37

Sport

Afghan female Olympian urges England cricketers to boycott Champions Trophy game

One of Afghanistan’s first female Olympians has called on the England cricket team to boycott their Champions Trophy match against the Asian country’s men’s side next month. Friba Rezayee, who competed in judo at the 2004 Athens Games, says ...

08 Jan 2025 at 17:04

National News

Micheal Martin to discuss EU support for Ukraine during Brussels meeting

Irish premier Micheal Martin will discuss the EU’s support for Ukraine when he attends a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. In the week of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, the council will meet the foreign ...

20 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Sport

Rashid Khan threatens BBL boycott after Australia cancel Afghanistan series

Afghanistan star Rashid Khan has threatened to boycott the Big Bash League following Australia’s decision to cancel a series against his country on ethical grounds. Cricket Australia announced on Thursday that they would not be taking ...

12 Jan 2023 at 15:38

National News

Poppy production in Afghanistan banned by Taliban

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has announced a ban on poppy production, even as farmers across the country begin harvesting the flower that produces the opium used to make heroin. The order warns farmers that their crops will be burned ...

03 Apr 2022 at 17:29

Sport

Australia cancel Afghanistan tour due to Taliban restrictions on women’s rights

Australia have cancelled their one-day series with Afghanistan following concerns over “further restrictions” on women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country. Australia were set to play three matches against Afghanistan in the United ...

12 Jan 2023 at 07:40

Sport

I was one of those kids – Nadia Nadim delighted to give back through Soccer Aid

Nadia Nadim says the kind of work Soccer Aid does is something she is “passionate” about and feels “really close” to as she prepares to take part in this summer’s event at Old Trafford. When the 37-year-old was a child, she, her ...

25 Mar 2025 at 15:46

Sport

Government remains behind ECB’s decision to fulfil Afghanistan fixture

The government has reiterated its support for England’s decision to fulfil this month’s Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan, claiming a boycott would be “counterproductive”. England’s men are due to face Afghanistan in ...

11 Feb 2025 at 15:01

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