T20 World Cup, NZ vs AFG: Jonathan Trott defended Afghanistan's decision to leave out Noor Ahmad against New Zealand, saying the selection was right and blaming the defeat on the pacers' failure to execute rather than the absence of a specialist spinner.

The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization warned in a report that 17.4 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity in 2026.

Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.