KABUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — “My prime objective is gender equality between men and women in Afghanistan and that’s why I’m calling on all girls to break down the cultural barriers and join me in promoting Wushu to achieve this goal,” Wushu martial artist, Seema Azimi, 20, told Xinhua recently. Click here to read more
AOPNEWS | February 15, 2016 Afghanistan has been a dominant force in the 2016 South Asian Games’ Taekwondo competitions by winning more gold medals than any other country, including host country India, which is the biggest and most well-funded nation in the competitions. In total, Afghanistan has won 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and
AOPNEWS | February 10, 2016 Afghanistan won it’s first gold medal at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) today in India. Wushi martial artist Khairullah Lalzad defeated his Pakistani counterpart to win the gold in the 75kg category. His teammate Shakib Haidari received silver. With these two additional medals, Afghanistan now has a total of