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Over the years, Ovakent has indeed turned distinctly Afghan: on the streets, you can hear people speak Persian or Uzbek, and before the quake the scent of warm bread fresh out of the tandoor was always in the air and men were sitting outside in traditional Afghan dress, gulping cup after cup of green cardamon tea.

The earthquake devastated it all. And while the Turkish government continues to send aid tents, blankets, food and drinking water among other those families who currently dont hold any documents to legally reside in Turkey worry.

Samina Durman, a 39-year-old mother of seven is one of them. Her family had been staying with friends in Ovakent for the past five years; since the earthquake they have been living in a tent.

The family fled the northern Afghan province of Kunduz after Durmans brother was killed by the Taliban, arriving in Turkey via Iran with the help of a smuggler. They had been warmly welcomed in Ovakent, finding that many of the other residents were likewise from Kunduz.

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ANI | Updated: Mar 28, 2023 07:15 IST

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 28 (ANI): At least 9 people have been killed and 74 others have been injured due to flooding in 23 provinces of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported citing officials. Taliban official for Natural Disasters management said that flooding killed at least nine people and injured 74 others in 23 provinces, as per the TOLO News report. Taliban official said that nearly 1,800 houses have been destroyed and over 20,000 acres of agricultural land have been damaged due to flooding. Mohammad Abas Akhund said, "In 23 provinces 9 people have died, 74 people were injured and 1,778 houses were destroyed." Last week, floods were reported in the Zari district of Balkh province. Mohammad, a Zari resident, said that floods destroyed their house.

Raz Mohammad, a local resident, said, "Nothing has remained for us, we were not able to save our home belongings and we saved people by using ropes in the water. Some flood-affected people urged the Taliban and aid organizations to help them, as per the news report. Fazil Rehman, a resident of Zari, requested the Taliban and organizations to help the people. "We request help us so that our people do not perish," said Aman Ali, an elder as per the TOLO News report. Earlier, nine provinces of Afghanistan, including Balkh, Zabul, Faryab, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan, and Laghman, were hit with heavy rain, snow and flooding. More than 756 homes were destroyed after the heavy rains, Khaama Press reported. Officials said that the impacted people were assisted with relief such as food materials, such as tents and blankets. (ANI)

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Ex-Essex Police officer 'lied about army service' including tour in Afghanistan (Image: PA / Newsquest)

A former Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct over inappropriate behaviour and "lying about service in the armed forces".

Former PC Matthew Lawrence-Stearn, who was a probationary officer, had been accused of inappropriate behaviour and making inappropriate comments to fellow students while going through training between August and November 2021.

This included sexualised behaviour and comments towards female colleagues.

It was also alleged he had lied about a tour in Afghanistan and working in Kabul as part of the armed forces.

The force says he had joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadron but did not complete his training and left after 35 days having never been deployed.

An Essex Police misconduct hearing took place via Microsoft Teams between March 13 and 14.

The panel, led by Independent Legally Qualified Chair Monica Daley-Campbell, found the allegations were proven and Former PC Lawrence-Stearn would have been dismissed had he still been serving.

Deputy Chief Constable Andy Prophet said: We expect the highest standards of professional behaviour from all officers and staff and take a robust approach in dealing with any allegation of poor conduct.

Former PC Matthew Lawrence-Stearns behaviour fall well below the standards we expect.

Essex Police is committed to tackling all forms of violence, intimidation and inappropriate behaviour against women and girls and the former officers behaviour was utterly unacceptable.

The behaviour was further compounded by his dishonesty.

We do not want people who display this kind of behaviour and he was a student probationer who never made it to policing our communities.

I want to thank those who reported his inappropriate behaviour for their integrity and professionalism.

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11:10pm: Nabi's cool, subdued celebrations from him. Talks to a couple of players from the opposition, has a smile. Does things as easy as you like. He batted brilliantly on a tricky pitch after Ihsanullah and Naseem broke through, but he steered the chase brilliantly. Janat joined Nabi and the duo stopped the flow of wickets but the scoring slowed down too. Janat slogged and lost his wicket, but Nabi continued to chip away. Najib joined him and played sensibly to keep the bowlers at bay. The hosts knowing what the target helped, Pakistan were at least 25-30 runs short. Naseem was good upfront, Zaman didn't have a great evening, nothing of note for Shadab either. Imad troubled the batters, gave away nothing and was unfortunate to have gotten just the one wicket. Azam dropped a sharp chance off his bowling in the 14th over, which could have opened the door but it was not to be.

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March 25 2023

Afghanistan secured a historic win over Pakistan, their first in any format of the game, having clinched a low-scoring encounter in Sharjah. The first of the three-match series saw Pakistan opting to bat and be restricted to just 92. Pakistan's inexperienced batting group was kept in check by Afghanistan's seasoned bowlers on a pitch that wasn't easy for strokeplay.

Although a few batters got off to starts, Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals with the highest score being just 18 made by Imad Wasim at No. 6. While the pacers managed to keep them under control initially, with Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai and Naveen-ul-Haq all striking inside the powerplay to get rid of the top three.

There was no respite for Pakistan even when spin came on. The trio of Mujeeb ur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi shared five wickets between them as the lower order was punctured regularly. Wasim and Shadab Khan offered resistance for a brief period before the latter was taken out by Mujeeb. Wasim attempted to steady the innings with a 32-ball knock, but just as he was about to tee off, his innings was ended by Farooqi leaving Pakistan scrambling to 92.

The chase wasn't straightforward for Afghanistan, for Pakistan's debutant Ihsanullah struck twice in his first three balls getting rid of Ibrahim Zadran and Gulbadin Naib. He was complemented at the other end with Naseem Shah bagging Rahmanullah Gurbaz to reduce Afghanistan to 27/3. It became 45/4 at the halfway stage when Wasim got the better of Karim Janat, leaving Afghanistan periliously placed.

However, those proved to be the only hiccups as Mohammad Nabi, with an unbeaten, run-a-ball 38 and Najibullah Zadran put on a steady 43-run stand that gave Afghanistan a historic win.

Brief Scores: Pakistan 92/9 in 20 overs (Imad Wasim 18; Mohammad Nabi 2-12, Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-13) lost to Afghanistan 98/4 (Mohammad Nabi 38*) by 6 wickets

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