Khaama: The England and Wales Cricket Board said members of the Afghanistan women refugee cricket team will travel to United Kingdom next month to participate in T20 matches and international cricket events. According to the ECB, 20 members of the team will begin their trip to England on June 22 in what will be the
Amu: Zakia Ahmad “River”, an Australia-based refugee, has become the first Afghan woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, according to her expedition organizers. Ahmad reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak at 7:20 a.m. local time on May 21, completing a climb she said was intended to raise awareness about women’s rights, refugee resilience and
Amu: Bost Region defeated Mis-e-Ainak Region by 36 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-affected match Wednesday at the e& Regional List A Tournament in Nangarhar. Bost posted 277 for 8 in its allotted 50 overs before rain interrupted Mis-e-Ainak’s chase, leaving the side at 119 for 7 after 22.4 overs. The victory marked
Amu: Amo Region secured a commanding eight-wicket victory over Bost Region on Monday in the e& Regional List A Tournament after restricting Bost to 159 runs and comfortably chasing down the target in Nangarhar. After winning the toss at the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground, Amo elected to field first and quickly took control of
Amu: Band-e-Amir Region opened its List A Tournament campaign with a tense seven-run victory over Mis-e-Ainak Region on Sunday after surviving a powerful late chase in a high-scoring match at the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Stadium in Nangarhar. Sunday’s result gives Band-e-Amir an early advantage in the regional one-day competition, which brings together Afghanistan’s top
Ariana: Afghanistan’s national under-20 football team suffered a 2-0 defeat against Tajikistan in their third match of the 2026 CAFA U-20 Championship. The Afghan side had also lost their previous two matches against Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the tournament. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Afghanistan lost 2-0 to Uzbekistan on Thursday in the Central Asian U-20 Football Championship in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The match was Afghanistan’s second appearance in the CAFA U-20 Championship, which began earlier this week and features youth national teams from across Central Asia. Afghanistan is set to face host nation Tajikistan in its next match
Amu: Bost Region won the 2026 National T20 Cup on Wednesday after defeating Mis-e-Ainak Region by five wickets in the tournament final in Kunduz. The National T20 Cup, organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and sponsored by SuperCola, brought together regional teams from across the country and was held in Kunduz. The tournament is considered
Amu: The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesday that it had opened the franchise acquisition process for the return of the Afghanistan Premier League, the country’s flagship Twenty20 competition, which is scheduled to resume later this year in the United Arab Emirates. The cricket board said it would formally issue requests for proposals for franchise
Amu: Afghanistan’s athletes won four gold medals, one silver and one bronze at Powerlifting Championship in Belarus, which was held from May 6 to May 10 in Belarus. According to the Taliban-run General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports, the gold medals were won by Fawad Shirinsokhan, Jaber Shirinsokhan, Noor Ahmad Sakhizada and Mirwais Rafiizada.