Afghanistan

Afghanistan take on Scotland in a Group B qualifier on 7 March at Nagpur

IBTimes UK brings you the schedule for the qualifying stages of 2016 ICC World Twenty20, starting on 8 March.

Afghan authorities want to replace illegal poppy harvest with legal saffron production to boost export.

Soldier was filmed urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban insurgents during the Afghan war in 2011.

'Messi's biggest fan' receives signed Argentina shirt and football from the legend himself.

US Air Force to probe cause of MQ-9 Reaper UAV crash.

The first ever penis transplant surgery will open door for others with genital injuries to be treated.

Most casualties attributed to attacks by anti-government groups such as Taliban.

The victim's brother-in-law was also given lashes for violating 'Islamic' values.

New crossing rules require each refugee to undergo a 30-minute interview.

The child victim had recently enrolled at school as a fourth grader.

Asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been told they must go to fight in Syria if they wish to stay in Iran

Both Afghan and American officials confirm air strikes have brought down radio station in Nangarhar province.

All of the dead and injured are believed to be police officers.

Taliban lists pre-conditions to join four-way peace negotiations following informal talks in Doha.

Around 750 people have been stranded in Greece after Macedonia shut its border on 22 January.

The 20-year-old woman said she was tied up and tortured by her husband.

Taliban didn't like what 24-hour news channel Tolo News was reporting about fighters.

Afghan first lady Rula Ghani announced that preparations have begun for establishing the university.

A watchdog has also said that the task force deliberately delayed handing over its records as well.

The attack in Kabul is the sixth in the Afghan capital this year.

It is not known why Mohammad Khan mutilated his wife Reza Gul's face.

Lack of armoured vehicles meant crews could not transport the best bomb disposal robots.

So far 31% of arrivals to Europe this year have been children.

BREAKING: Suicide blast targets diplomatic missions in eastern Afghanistan as gunfire underway.

The American service member's death is the first for the US military in 2016.

Kabul restaurant is a popular hangout for foreigners, aid workers and local officials.

Recent figures revealed the number of refugees arriving by land or sea exceeded a million.

Guantanamo inmate, al-Qaeda operative and life coach: Bin Laden's 'father of death' dies

Eight men, from the Islamic State (Isis) and an Afghan militia group, have been beheaded in a series of revenge killings.