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Afghan woman becomes first to race in Ironman World Championship in St. George

30th October, 2022 · admin

KUTV: The first Afghan woman to complete the Ironman World Championship in St. George crossed the finish line on Friday. Athlete Zeinab Rezaie, 27, made history over the weekend, but she said getting to that point wasn’t easy after a difficult year. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women | Tags: History Making Event |
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Back on top: Afghanistan ace reclaims top bowler ranking

26th October, 2022 · admin

ICC: Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has overtaken Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood and re-claimed his place as the No.1 T20I bowler in the world following the latest update to the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Player Rankings on Wednesday. Rashid earns top billing on the back of his strong start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Cricket, History Making Event, Rashid Khan |
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Afghan journalist Zahra Joya among Time’s women of the year

5th March, 2022 · admin

The Guardian (UK): The Afghan journalist Zahra Joya has been named as one of Time’s women of the year 2022 for her reporting of women’s lives in Afghanistan through her news agency, Rukhshana Media. Now living as a refugee in the UK, Joya continues to run Rukhshana Media from exile, publishing the reporting of her

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Posted in Afghan Women, Media, Taliban | Tags: Hazaras, History Making Event, Zahra Joya |
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Taliban Sweep Through Most of Afghanistan

15th August, 2021 · admin

VOA News August 15, 2021 The Taliban have swept through most of the country, taking 25 of 34 Afghan provincial capitals over the past week. The insurgent offensive captured several of them Saturday, including the fourth-largest northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. City leaders surrendered Jalalabad to the Taliban on Sunday. Here is the latest: Aug. 15

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: History Making Event, Jalalabad, Nangarhar |
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In a First, Film Made Entirely by Afghans Enters Cannes Festival

30th June, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: For the first time, a completely Afghan-made movie will compete in the Cannes Film Festival in France. The documentary film, named Kocha-e-Parindaha (Birds Street), was funded by Afghan Film and directed by Hizbullah Sultani. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Art and Culture | Tags: History Making Event, Movie |
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All-female Kam Air crew receive prestigious aviation award

27th May, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Kam Air captain Veronica Boysova and her all-female crew have been awarded a prestigious AeroTime Aviation Achievement Award for their historic flight in February when Afghanistan witnessed an all-female crewed commercial passenger flight. Now, crew members of this historic and groundbreaking event have joined the exclusive ranks of AeroTime Aviation Achievement Award recipients. Click

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Posted in Afghan Women | Tags: History Making Event, Kam Air |
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Afghan refs make history after being selected for AFC Cup matches

23rd April, 2021 · admin

Ariana: The Afghan Football Federation has announced that Afghanistan’s Halim Agha Shirzad, an accredited international referee, has been selected as a referee for the B and C group stages of the AFC Cup matches in the West Asian region. Nangiali Sadat has also been selected as an assistant referee for Group B and C matches.

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Boxing, Football (Soccer), History Making Event |
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Asghar Afghan breaks Dhoni’s record to become most successful T20I captain

21st March, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Afghanistan’s cricket team skipper Asghar Afghan on Saturday beat MS Dhoni’s record to become the most successful T20I captain during the third T20I match against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi. Asghar overtook the former Indian captain with the most T20I wins as captain with his 42nd win. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Asghar Stanikzai, Cricket, History Making Event |
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Ahmed Shah Pakteen becomes first on-field Test umpire from Afghanistan

2nd March, 2021 · admin

Ariana: The first Test Tuesday between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe was a big day for Ahmed Shah Pakteen, who became the first Afghan to be an on-field umpire in a Test match. According to ESPNcricinfo, Pakteen made his debut as an international cricket umpire in January 2017. He has previously stood in 15 ODIs and 20

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Cricket, History Making Event |
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An airline in Afghanistan says it just flew the country’s first flight with an all-female crew — here’s what it was like onboard

28th February, 2021 · admin

Business Insider: A routine 90-minute flight in Afghanistan just made history. The country’s only private airline, Kam Air, is celebrating its first flight with an all-female crew, which it says is the first in the South Asian country’s history. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women | Tags: History Making Event, Kam Air |
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