Tolo News: Two Afghan sisters Masouma Alizada and Zahra Alizada have been bought by a French cycling club in Albi, France, following their tremendous performance in a French tour last year. The cyclists joined the French club after a year of negotiations between their family and the Afghanistan Cycling Federation. The two have chosen to live
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: In celebration of Afghanistan’s 97 years of independence a cycle race was held in Kabul over two days. The ladies 20km race was held on Sunday from Shaheed Rabbani Education University to Taq-e-Zafar area in Paghman district. Masuma Alizada won the event with Zahra Alizada and Rukhsar coming in second and third respectively. Click here to
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