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KABUL: The newly appointed Afghanistan’s cricket team captain said his new assignment was a mounting challenge and he enjoyed to face challenges. Asghar Stanikzai appointed new captain while Javed Ahmadi as his deputy after former captain Nabi Eisakhel resigned from his position. “I enjoy facing challenges and captaincy is a …

AT-KABUL: The captain of the national cricket team, Mohammad Nabi Isakhil, is scheduled to formally resign from his post today (Monday). The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, Mohammad Farid Hotak, said Nabi will announce his resignation at a press conference today (Monday). He said that Nabi has written to the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad: General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan (GDPESA) said the women’s national volleyball team cannot participate in the friendly matches and international sport events due to lack of capacity and capability. In an interview with Afghanistan Times, the deputy chief of Afghanistan National Volleyball Federation …

The much anticipated second round draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds for Asia took place on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Afghanistan National Football were drawn in Group E and will face Japan, Syria, Singapore and Cambodia in Russia in June. 40 teams for the second round …

KABUL: Chief of the Futsal Committee at the football federation, Deen Mohammad Safi, said the Afghan futsal team is working hard to win the AFC futsal championship. The AFC futsal championship would start on November 2015 in Malaysia and all Asian teams will compete in different groups for winning the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The under-15 football squad left Kabul for Japan the other day to attend the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) championship that would be held Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. The tournament starts on March 23 where 10 teams from the Central Asian region are participating. The …

Afghanistan coach Andy Moles vowed his side would “come back stronger” after they bowed out of the World Cup with a disappointing nine-wicket defeat by England in Sydney on Friday. “Our guys will leave this tournament with a lot of good memories. We’ll go back and we’ll review, we’ll look …

KABUL: Afghanistan on Friday confirmed its participation in the Under-15 Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship to be hosted by Japan. Sponsored by the Japan Football Association, the event will feature 10 squads from the Central Asia region besides several Japanese teams. In a statement, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad:KABUL: Afghanistan has joined the rest of the international community in observing the International Women’s Day on Sunday. The 104th International Women’s Day was celebrated with different events in major cities of the country where women came together and discussed different problems hampering their efforts to improve …

Afghanistan beat Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare to claim their first World Cup win. Chasing 211 in Dunedin, Afghanistan were reduced to 97-7 but Samiullah Shenwari’s 96 gave them hope. He was caught on the boundary with 19 still required, but last man Shapoor Zadran hit …