Tolo News: A basketball tournament kicked off in Kabul on Tuesday aimed at selecting the country’s top players for the national squad. The event will continue for five days. More than 160 basketball players from Kabul, Bamiyan, Kandahar, Ghazni, Herat, Samangan, Balkh, Kunduz and Nangarhar provinces will compete for a place in the team. Click here
Tolo News: Shapoor Zadran, a national cricket player, says he has not played in a national or international game for the last two years and has not been paid for two months. “You Shafiqullah Stanekzai and Nasimullah Danish (chairman of ACB) why go with us and rent a room for $400 USD for a night there.
Sports-Nova: Asia is the powerhouse of Cricket and Afghanistan could become the next giant from Asia. Afghanistan’s recent performance is quite appreciable and they are getting rewarded for their hard work and that’s why they are getting their chances in tournaments like BPL and might get a chance in IPL and Big Bash too. Click here to read
Chron: Khalida Popal did not hear the specific words, but as a woman trying to gain equality in Afghanistan she knew exactly how the men felt about her speaking up. “Shoot that girl and the story is finished. Nobody will do anything after that.” Six years ago Popal was the captain of the Afghanistan Women’s National
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: Kabul got its first official Motocross track on Tuesday with an immediate membership of at least 50 enthusiasts. Motocross riders from Kabul and Herat displayed their talent at the track initiated by Afghanistan Motorcycling Federation and the National Olympics Committee. Click here to read more (external link).
John Owens VOA News November 30, 2016 ATHENS — They risked their lives crossing continents and seas, but for 90 minutes a week the biggest hurdle for these young men is avoiding the offside trap. A new football team with big-name backing is aiming to make an impact in the Greek leagues, despite the difficulty of
Tolo News: The national Muay Thai team returned home with three bronze medals on Tuesday from the world championships in Russia. Seven Afghan Muay Thai fighters took part and three brought home bronze medals. They were Sayed Rohullah Musawi, Ahmad Shuja Jamal and Suhrab Salahshor. There were 40 countries represented at the championships, where Russia won
Krithika Varagur VOA News November 28, 2016 CISARUA, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA — The notion of refugee life evokes many associations: destitution, duress, scarcity. But the overwhelming fact of many refugees’s daily lives is boredom. Like the Hazara refugees of West Java, whose days bleed into months into years. They can’t work, enroll in school, or travel;
IBI Times: Jessica Fulford-Dobson’s photo series Skate Girls of Kabul is a simplistic, yet poignant documentation of girls who have joined a skate club in the Afghan capital. The programme, run by international non-profit organisation, Skateistan, uses skateboarding and education as a means of youth empowerment. The series has gained worldwide acclaim for both Jessica and