AP: Two decades after fleeing Taliban-ruled Afghanistan with her family, Nadia Nadim is ready to go home. The risks are worth it for the 31-year-old Nadim, who is planning her first trip back to Afghanistan since leaving the country as a child. She is hoping to change mindsets and inspire girls to follow her onto the soccer
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U19 National Cricket Team beat India by two wickets in a low-scoring Youth ODI series on Saturday in India’s Lucknow. India has won the series after beating Afghanistan 3-2 in the series. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghan U-19 cricket team defeated India by three wickets in their third One-Day International match in Lucknow on Tuesday. The win was Afghanistan’s first in the five-match ODI series which India leads 2-1. Their next match will be on November 28. Click here to read more (external link). Other Cricket News Afghanistan Announces Squad for
1TV: Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their third match of Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh on Monday and advanced to semi-finals of the tournament. The win was Afghanistan’s second in the tournament after beating Oman by nine wickets. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan Football Team ‘Prepared,
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Cricket Team beat West Indies by 41 runs during Saturday night’s match to level their three-match Twenty20 series 1-1. The final match is also at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India—where Afghanistan plays their home games—on Sunday at 6 pm (Kabul time). Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Cricket News
1TV: Afghanistan lost their first match of Emerging Teams Asia Cup as Pakistan claimed eight-wicket victory in Bangladesh on Thursday. Afghanistan will play against Oman in their next game of the tournament on Saturday. Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Sports News Cricket: Afghanistan to Face West Indies in T20I Match in India
Tolo News: Farzad Mansoori, a member of the National Taekwondo Team, won a silver medal in the 2019 Belt and Road China Open International Taekwondo Championships, which started on November 7. He competed in the 68 kg weight category. Mansoori defeated a Chinese rival in his first match and a Nepalese in the second. Click here
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Taekwondo Team left Kabul on Sunday for China to participate in the 2019 Belt and Road China Open International Taekwondo Championships, which start on November 7. The Nov. 7-9 event will be held in Xi’an city of Shaanxi province in central China and will host more than 70 participating countries. Click here
Tolo News: Islam Amiri, former captain of Afghanistan’s national football team, has joined India’s Gokulam Kerala club for the upcoming I-League season, one of the premier football leagues in India. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket: West Indies Arrives In India To Play Afghanistan
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the lineup for their One-Day International (ODI) squad on Friday for the three-match series against West Indies. In addition to the suspended duo of Mohammad Shahzad and Aftab Alam, there was no place for the fast-bowling duo of Dawlat Zadran and Hamid Hassan, and Hashmatullah Shahidi, Noor Ali