Afghanistan International: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that no Taliban officials will be permitted to attend the Paris 2024 Olympics. A spokesperson for the committee stated that Afghanistan will participate with a team comprising three women and three men, emphasising on gender equality. Male athletes are set to compete in track and field,
Khaama: In a recent statement, Naseem Saddat, spokesman for the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), announced that the ACB and India’s BCCI have agreed to host Afghanistan’s T20 and One-day series against Bangladesh at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Greater Noida and Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Given the strong historical ties, India
Ariana: Afghanistan’s unbeaten start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has seen one of their star performers rise to the top of the ICC Men’s T20I All-Rounder Rankings. The team has won both of their contests in the 20-over showcase thus far and a host of their players have been in scintillating touch with
Ariana: Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi is currently the top wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup 2024. With nine scalps from two games, Farooqi is leading the pack. If Farooqi keeps on the same path, he will join fellow Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi as top wicket-taker at a T20 World Cup. Nabi scooped his accolade at the
Ariana: Rashid Khan said on Saturday after Afghanistan’s resounding win against New Zealand in this year’s T20 World Cup that it had been one of the team’s greatest victories to date. In his post-match interview, Rashed also thanked all the fans at home and around the world for their “love and support and prayers.” This
Ariana: Rampant Afghanistan mauled a lethargic New Zealand by 84 runs to grab top spot in Group C at the T20 World Cup with a shock win at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday AEST. Afghanistan will next face Papua New Guinea at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Friday, with the first ball scheduled for
Jafar Haand Matiullah Abid Noor VOA News June 5, 2024 WASHINGTON — When the parents of Karim Sadiq and Taj Maluk fled a wrecked Afghanistan torn apart by the 1979 Soviet invasion and infighting warlords, they didn’t imagine their children — Karim and Taj — would return to reunite the war-torn nation through cricket. Taj Maluk
Khaama: The Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation has announced that Seyed Hassan Rezaee, a former national taekwondo team member, has been appointed as the head coach of the Nepal national team. On Tuesday, June 4, the federation congratulated Rezaee on his new position in Nepal and wished him success. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The presence of a two-time T20 World Cup winner is providing additional help to Afghanistan as they plot their way through the initial stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan’s statement win in their opening group match shows they have the goods to make a deep impact in this edition of
Ariana: Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan intends to take it one game at a time in the team’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, which will get underway on Tuesday in the West Indies. Given their arsenal of high-class spin bowlers and the improvement in Afghanistan’s batting in recent years, many have touted the Asian