Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 8, 2021 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced $560,000 of aid for the winter to members of the Afghan sports community who are still living in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August. The aid package was approved by the IOC Executive Board on December 8, the committee said
The Independent (UK): ‘Leaving the country was the only option’ says captain. ‘They have killed the soul of women and just left their bodies’. Women and girls beaten and threatened with death for playing football in Afghanistan have revealed the horror of their long and harrowing journey to safety in Britain. Click here to read
Ariana: Left-hand top-order batter Suliman Safi will lead the 20-member Afghanistan U19 squad in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup which will be played in January and February next year in the West Indies. The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement that Safi will also captain the team in the U19 Asia
AP: The Afghan boxers, their coach and a top boxing federation official remained in Serbia after the AIBA World Boxing Championships finished in early November, saying they could face retribution from the Taliban if they returned home. Click here to read more (external link).
AP: Although the Taliban, who took over Afghanistan in mid-August, had previously banned sports when they ruled the country in the 1990s, pahlawani had been exempt even then. Now, just over three months into their new rule of the country, a handful of Taliban police attended the Friday matches as security guards. Click here to
Ariana: Former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener will step down as the head coach of Afghanistan’s national cricket team when his contract expires on December 31. Klusener, who was appointed in September 2019, said in a statement issued on Monday he will not renew his contract. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The final round of a table tennis tournament in Kabul was held on Saturday. The tournament was launched to select high-level players for the Kabul table tennis team. Wahidullah Sadat won the final round for the adult-level class out of 40 cocontestants. here here to read (external link).
Tolo News: Jama Saidi, a German boxer of Afghan heritage, won a match against French opponent Faoud El Massoudi on Friday night in Berlin, Germany. Saidi won the match by unanimous decision. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Mirwais Ashraf, the newly appointed chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), said Afghan female cricketers can continue playing the game, ACB said. In an introductory meeting with ACB departmental managers, Ashraf said women’s cricket is one of the major requirements of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and they are committed to obtaining
تیم ملی بوکس: افغانستان برای ما امن نیست، طالبان باعث کشتن ما خواهند شد شماری از اعضای تیم ملی بوکس کشور که در صربستان به سر می‌برند، می‌گویند که ۵ روز به ختم ویزه‌های شان باقی‌مانده است. آنان می‌افزایند که «نمی‌خواهیم به افغانستان برگردیم، چون طالبان ما را قبول ندارند.» pic.twitter.com/TGs0HEWacX — Aamaj News (@aamajnews24)