Ariana: Star spinner Rashid Khan said Afghanistan would bounce back from their opening loss to England at the Twenty20 World Cup in Perth on Saturday after having shown “promising talent” in the five-wicket defeat. Afghanistan will next play New Zealand on Wednesday in Melbourne. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Fariba
Cycling News: Given the political situation in their country, the Afghanistan Women’s National Championships are set to be held in Switzerland at the UCI headquarters in Aigle next October 23rd. The one race, based on a 28.5 kilometre circuit, will have two categories, under-23 and elite women and around 60 participants, all currently in exile
Ariana: Farzad Mansouri, the Afghan national taekwondo athlete, was beaten on Tuesday morning by his Korean rival, and he missed to fight for the bronze medal following IN Kyo Don’s defeat. Click here to read more (external link). More Sports News ‘We’re so proud of her’: Afghanistan’s gutsy female cyclists ready to cheer on Ali
Ariana: A number of Afghan women cyclists held a cycling contest to mark March 8, International Women’s Day, in Kabul. Twenty cyclists from Kabul, Bamyan, Ghazni, Balkh, and Faryab provinces cycled 35 km from the National Olympic Committee Headquarters to the Paghman Palace west of Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The first female multi-stage cycling race started in the central province of Bamiyan with 46 cyclists from Ghazni, Faryab, Balkh, Kabul and Bamiyan provinces, and 12 will qualify for the national women’s cycling team. The cyclists will ride 30 kilometers starting from the outskirts of Baba Mountain into the Shibar district of the
Tolo News: Afghan female cyclist Masooma Alizada, a former member of the Afghan national cycling team who a now living in France, has been nominated for next year’s Olympics Games, competing for the Refugee Olympic Team. Masooma trains in a club in France and is hopeful that she will return to the country and boost
Khaama Press: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced the squad for the upcoming bilateral Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Afghanistan, including the batsman Mosaddek Hossain in the squad. The bilateral series will played in the format of Twenty20 International and will kick off from 3rd June. Click here to read more (external link). Other
Tolo News: Two Afghan sisters Masouma Alizada and Zahra Alizada have been bought by a French cycling club in Albi, France, following their tremendous performance in a French tour last year. The cyclists joined the French club after a year of negotiations between their family and the Afghanistan Cycling Federation. The two have chosen to live
AP: Captain Safia Ferozi, who was a refugee since childhood, is now flying a transport aircraft for Afghanistan air force. She is country’s second female pilot. This is a sign of the efforts being made by Afghanistan government to bring more women into the armed forces. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan’s female
Tolo News: In celebration of Afghanistan’s 97 years of independence a cycle race was held in Kabul over two days. The ladies 20km race was held on Sunday from Shaheed Rabbani Education University to Taq-e-Zafar area in Paghman district. Masuma Alizada won the event with Zahra Alizada and Rukhsar coming in second and third respectively. Click here to