Khaama: Abbas Karimi, a swimmer from Afghanistan and a member of the US Paralympic team, clinched the silver medal at the Paralympic Games in France, becoming the runner-up champion. Mr. Karimi, on Friday, August 30, outperformed teams from Brazil and Spain in the Mixed 50m Freestyle swimming competition. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Several domestic and international organizations have hailed Zakia Khudadadi’s victory at the Paralympic Games as historic and a testament to women’s resilience in the face of fear and ignorance. Zakia Khudadadi, a Parataekwondo athlete and refugee team member, secured her first Paralympic medal during the Paris Paralympic Games on Thursday. She claimed bronze after
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2021 Afghanistan’s two Paralympic athletes have arrived in the athletes’ village in Tokyo and will compete next week in their events, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on August 28. The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi, a tae kwon do athlete, and Hossain Rasouli, a track athlete, flew from