AOPNEWS | February 9, 2016 Afghanistan’s U19 (Under 19) team defeated New Zealand today by 8 wickets in a ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 9th Place Play-off Semi-Final match. The match was played at the Cricket Stadium Academy Ground, in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh. New Zealand won the coin toss and chose to bat first. They
AOPNEWS | February 8, 2016 Afghan rugby team to compete in tournament Afghanistan’s national rugby team will participate in the upcoming Asian Development Sevens Tournament, which will start on February 26th in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sevens is a type of rugby in which only 7 players, instead of the usual 15, play
AOPNEWS | February 8, 2016 Badakhshan: Afghan officials say that 5 Pakistani spies who were pretending to be doctors have been arrested. The provincial police chief said that 2 men and a woman were detained in Kisham district, and a woman and a man were arrested in Baharak district. An Afghan pulic health official said
AOPNEWS | February 6, 2016 Close to 200 Afghan athletes (wrestlers, boxers, handballers, etc.) are currently in India participating in the 2016 South Asian Games, officially called the XII South Asian Games. Afghanistan won it’s first medal today – a bronze in wrestling. Host country India is currently in the lead with the gold medal
AOPNEWS | February 3, 2016 Ghazni: Taliban (Mansur faction) announced today that a landmine they had planted hit an Afghan army tank in the Qarabagh district. They reported that the explosion killed two Afghan government soldiers. Khost: A magnetic bomb explosion left one person wounded in the capital today, according to Afghan officials. Kunduz: Local
AOPNEWS | February 2, 2016 Badakhshan: Twenty-one Taliban fighters have been captured in Tishkan district, Afghan security officials said today. Badghis: An insider attack in Qadis district left 4 policemen dead, according to government officials. The attackers were 9 fellow policemen who, after shooting their fellow officers, took their weapons, abandoning their check post. Helmand:
AOPNEWS | February 1, 2016 After back to back losses, Afghanistan’s U19 (Under-19) came back today and defeated Canada by 4 wickets ICC (International Cricket Council) in a Under-19 World Cup match. Canada won the coin toss and chose to bat first. Canada scored 147 runs (all out; 50 overs; 190 mins). Afghanistan reach the
AOPNEWS | January 31, 2016 Baghlan: Dozens of militants, including Pakistanis were killed in recent clearing operations, according to government officials. The provincial governor, Abdul Sattar Bariz said that two Taiban commanders, Muhammad Omar and Juma Din were among those killed. Meanwhile, officials from Dand-e Ghori are expressing their regret at a “peace deal” signed
AOPNEWS | January 30, 2016 Cricket: U19 team loses to Sri Lanka; A team defeats Zimbabwe Afghanistan’s U19 (Under 19) team registered their second loss at the ICC (International Cricket Council) U19 World Cup today in Bangladesh when they lost to Sri Lanka by 33 runs. Sri Lanka won the coin toss and chose to
AOPNEWS | January 28, 2016 Afghan singer Mozhdah Jamalzadah will be attending a screening for the movie “Salam Neighbor” in Palm Springs, California on Monday, February 1st. The event is scheduled from 6:30 pm to 8:12 pm at the Regal Palm Springs Stadium 9. Jamalzadah will be available during a Q&A session that will be