Afghanistan lost their first match to Sri Lanka in the Central Asia Volleyball Championship. The Central Asia Volleyball Championship, featuring nine countries including Afghanistan, kicked off today in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In the tournament’s opening match, the Afghan national team faced Sri Lanka and lost the game 3–2. The national team will play More
National Kurash athlete Mohammad Yahya Mohammadi has won a bronze medal, earning Afghanistan’s first medal at the Asian Games in Bahrain, an official said on Monday. Syed Mahmood Zia Dashti, head of the Afghanistan Kurash, Sambo and Belt Wrestling Federation, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mohammadi secured the bronze medal in the 65-kilogram weight category, More
Afghanistan’s Under-19 cricket team will play a One-Day International (ODI) tri-series against India U-19 A and B teams in November. The series would commence on November 17 and would continue until November 30, hosted by India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement. The Afghan U-19 side will play a total of four More
Afghan boxer Shahid Kharuti is set to face his Pakistani opponent in a boxing bout in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Sunday. Kharuti told Pajhwok Afghan News that the match would take place this evening under the supervision of a sports organization in Abbottabad. He said: “So far, I have participated in 18 fights — 16 in More
Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak is set to face a Russian opponent in a championship bout. He left Kabul for Moscow on Sunday morning to participate in the upcoming match. Posting a photo of himself at Kabul International Airport on his Facebook page, Hotak wrote: “From the airport to the battlefield, More
Two Afghan Kurash athletes and their coach departed for Bahrain on Thursday to represent the country, the Afghanistan Kurash, Sambo and Wrestling Federation announced. Sayed Mahmood Zia Dashti, head of the federation, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Sayed Bais Farzad will accompany the two athletes as their coach. He added that the 3rd Asian Youth More
The Afghanistan Volleyball Federation (AVF) says that the national volleyball team has traveled to Bangladesh to participate in the Central Asian Volleyball Championship. In a Facebook post, AVF stated that the team left Kabul on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the General Directorate of Sports and Physical Training confirmed that the squad recently concluded a two-and-a-half-month training More
Afghanistan’s national football team is set to face Pakistan today (Tuesday) in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. The decisive match will kick off at 7:30pm local time at the Ali Subah Al-Salem Stadium in Kuwait, with Afghanistan designated as the host side. The national squad held their third training session on Monday night at More
Afghanistan’s national football team is set to face Pakistan today (Tuesday) in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. The decisive match will kick off at 7:30pm local time at the Ali Subah Al-Salem Stadium in Kuwait, with Afghanistan designated as the host side. The national squad held their third training session on Monday night at More
Afghanistan’s experienced and talented middle-order batter Rahmat Shah has been ruled out of the final ODI match against Bangladesh and upcoming Test match against Zimbabwe due to a leg injury, the cricket board announced on Tuesday. Rahmat Shah, has been sidelined of International cricket for several weeks after straining his left calf muscles while batting More
