Archive for the ‘Afghan Sports News’ Category

Afghan boxer wins WBU title!

On Friday night, February 24th, in front of a sold out crowd in Hamburg Germany, Afghan boxer Hamid Rahimi made history and defeated Ruslan Rodivich from Belarus to become the interim World Boxing Union (WBU) middle weight champion. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds, but had to be stopped in the 8th since Rodivich […]

February 25, 2012 · admin · 2 Comments
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Afghan cricket team victorious again!

Afghanistan took on Hong Kong, and defeated them by 8 runs in the final match of the 2011 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Twenty20 Cup. This is the second time that Afghanistan has won this tournament. After winning the coin toss, Afghanistan chose to bat first. They scored 125 runs losing all wickets in 19.5 overs. […]

December 11, 2011 · admin · One Comment
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Work on 12km road and sports stadium completed in Paktia province

Late last week, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that reconstruction work on a 12km road in Gardez, the capital city of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia, was completed at a cost of $3,400,000. The road links the Tiri Kandao area with Sharan, the capital of neighboring Paktika province. “It is an important project for residents […]

October 23, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Khost Province: Sports stadium inaugurated, and a new school to be built

A sports stadium, built according to international standards, was recently inaugurated in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost. Provincial officials, members of parliament, and the provincial governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi participated in the inauguration ceremony. According to Afghan media reports, the stadium took three years to build at a cost of over a million dollars. Funding […]

October 2, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development

Ghazni to get two more schools and a sports gymnasium

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on 2 new school buildings started yesterday in Ghazni province. One building is for the Imam Qaem Bakawel High School, and the other is for the Al Biruni Girl’s High School. Once completed, both school buildings will have 12 classrooms and 4 administrative rooms. Funding the […]

June 5, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghan MMA Fighter Wins United Glory Welterweight Title!

Siyar Bahadurzada, Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and Shooto Light Heavyweight World Champion, added another championship title to his list of achievements. On Saturday, at the United Glory – 2010-2011 World Series Finals in Moscow, Russia, he defeated John Depret in the second round (time: 4:16) via TKO (technical knockout ) to win the […]

May 28, 2011 · admin · One Comment
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Afghan fighter scores another victory!

Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Abdul Mohamed scored yet another victory last night when he defeated British MMA fighter Andrew Fisher by unanimous decision for the Lightweight World Title (70kg). He received his victory in the 10th Legion Championship Fighting “Symbol of Power” event, which was held in Hull, United Kingdom. This is the […]

April 10, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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Back to back victories for Afghanistan’s football (soccer) team!

Afghanistan played against Bhutan on Wednesday and today in the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Challenge Cup 2012 pre-qualifying round. They easily defeated Bhutan 3-0 in the first game, and then in the second game, they shut them out once again with a score of 2-0. In the first game, all 3 goals from Afghanistan were […]

March 25, 2011 · admin · One Comment
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Afghan MMA fighter victorious once again!

Last night at the second round of the United Glory – 2010-2011 World Series in Belgium, Afghan MMA fighter and Shooto Light Heavyweight World Champion, Siyar Bahadurzada defeated John “The Natural” Alessio by way of a knock out (KO) punch in the first round.  The fight only lasted 90 seconds. “I’d like to thank each […]

March 20, 2011 · admin · One Comment
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Afghanistan is victorious – Young team wins 2011 ACC U-19 Elite Cup!

Afghanistan defeated Nepal today by 61 runs in the final match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under 19 Elite Cup tournament at Terdthai Cricket Ground, in Bangkok, Thailand to win the 2011 ACC U-19 Elite Cup. The tournament began on February 1st and ended today. The teams that participated in the tournament were separated […]

February 10, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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Afghan cricket team makes history – wins ICC Intercontinental Cup trophy

Today, the Afghan national cricket team made Afghan sports fans extra proud of them, by defeating Scotland in the 3-day ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 cricket final. Afghanistan 171 and 124 for 3 beat Scotland 212 and 82 by seven wickets. The match was held from December 2nd to the 4th in the Dubai Sports City […]

December 4, 2010 · admin · 2 Comments
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Afghanistan wins first medal in 2010 Asian Games

Today at the 16th Asian Games, currently being held in the Chinese city of Guangzhou,  Nesar Ahmad Bahawi grabbed Afghanistan’s first medal. He received a silver medal in the Men’s Under 80 kg in Taekwondo.  This is an improvement for Bahawi since in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, he received a bronze medal. Nabil […]

November 18, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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