AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCricket Focus: India has kicked off red-ball preparations for the one-off Test vs Afghanistan, starting June 6 at the Maharaja Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh, with Shubman Gill leading and KL Rahul as Test vice-captain; head coach Gautam Gambhir is overseeing nets that include Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal and others, while new spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule joins the camp. Food Security: The WFP warns the Middle East crisis could push up to 2.3 million more people in Afghanistan into food insecurity, on top of 13.8 million already struggling, as fuel prices, trade disruptions and aid pressure bite. Humanitarian Funding: Iceland has donated about $402,000 to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund, as UN agencies say only around 16% of the 2026 humanitarian appeal is funded. Safety & Disasters: A teenager was seriously injured by an unexploded device in Ghazni, and two people drowned in Khost. Migration & Borders: Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary says it arrested 149 illegal Afghan nationals in Chaghai, including women and children, after smuggling attempts toward Turkey/Iran and onward to Europe. Women’s Rights: Spain’s foreign minister pledged continued support for Afghan women, saying their voices will always be heard despite Taliban efforts to silence them.
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