BOOMITY Answers and accountability are coming. After three months of the Department of Defense engaging in a review of what Hegseth rightly calls ‘this catastrophic event in our military’s history,‘ he has ordered Sean Parnell, Assistant to SecDef for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor, to convene a Special Review Panel for a comprehensive review. U.S....
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London AFP via Getty Images A stock image of a man playing chess in a tournament in Kandahar in June 2022 The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess until further notice due to fears the game is a source of gambling. Officials said the game has been prohibited indefinitely until...
Yasin Rasouli & Zia Shahreyar BBC Afghan Languages Getty Images US military equipment and vehicles, including abandoned Humvees, fell into the hands of the Taliban in 2021 Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups, sources have told the BBC – with the UN...
The Afghanistan Cricket Board will not see any of its funding from the International Cricket Council cut or diverted to its exiled women’s cricketers. An initiative to support the displaced Afghan players was announced by the ICC following its board meeting in Zimbabwe last weekend. However, as reported by ESPN Cricinfo,, external cricket’s global governing...
Ireland’s men have called off plans to host a multi-format series against Afghanistan this year “for financial reasons”. Ireland were scheduled to play one Test against the Afghans, as well as three ODIs and three T20s, according to the Men’s Future Tours Programme. The Irish men’s team will however play their first home T20I series...
