Two wins in a row for young Afghan cricket team
Man of the Match, Qayum Zazai
Today at the Asian Cricket Council Under 16 Tournament (U-16 Challenge Cup 2010), currently being held in Penang, Malaysia, Afghanistan (78 for 3 off 21.1 overs) defeated Bhutan (74 all out off 28 overs) by seven wickets. Qayum Zazai was awarded the Man of the Match award. The coach of the team, Asadullah Khan said, “I am happy for the boys. They fought hard and played well. Maybe they were a little slow at the beginning but they settled down and did their job and now we are in the semi-finals.” Their semi-final game will be on July 17th.
July 14, 2010
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Young Afghan cricket team defeats team from Maldives
Afghan Under 16 Team
Yesterday, Afghanistan competed against Maldives in the Asian Cricket Council Under 16 Tournament (U-16 Challenge Cup 2010). The tournament is currently being held Penang, Malaysia.
Afghanistan (39 for 1 off 9.4 overs) easily defeated Maldives (38 all out off 13.4 overs) by 9 wickets.
Afghanistan coach Assadullah Khan was happy with the win and said his team did very well, especially in bowling, however, he still saw room for improvement.
Afghanistan’s Shamsurhman Karokhil was given the Man of the Match award. On Wednesday (July14th), Afghanistan will go up against Bhutan.
The Afghan squad for the U-16:Â Jawaid Ahmadzai, Abdul Sabur Akhonzada, Ajmal Kamawal, Sayed Hakim Karimi, Shamsurhman Karokhil, Jafar Khan Katwazai, Parwiz Khan, Shifullah Mohammad, Shaif Mohammad Murad, Naweenulhaq Tarakhil, Qadir Zazai, Qayum Zazai, Sadam Zazai, and Yusuf Zazai.
July 13, 2010
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Plan to bring thousands of trees to Panjshir province
Panjshir Gov. Keramuddin Keram
An American led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) met with Panjshir Governor Keramuddin Keram earlier this month to present a large-scale reforestation project in the north eastern province of Panjshir. The goal is to have as many as 35,000 new trees in the province before the end of this year.
The province will benefit immensely from project, as the loss of trees due to war have caused soil erosion, landslides and destabilization of the sides of the valley. The tree planting project will help to stabilize the soil. The PRT team said that the project involves planting 5,000 seedlings in each of the six districts and one municipality. According to the PRT team, each district will have two belts of 2,500 trees.
New watering methods will also be introduced as part of the project, such as the use of Eco Bags. Each bag holds about a months worth of water and it slowly drips where trees need it. It eliminates the need to water using inefficient traditional methods.
July 10, 2010
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Kabul Medical University now has a faculty of public health and 5 new schools constructed in Samangan
Recently, Kabul Medical University inaugurated a new Faculty of Public Health for students of preventive medicine. The dean of the university told the media that the new faculty will provide a four year course and around 100 students are expected to be enrolled next year. The science of Public Health involves protecting and improving the health of a community by preventive medicine, education, communicable disease control, improvement and application of sanitary practices, and environmental hazards monitoring.
In Afghanistan’s northern province of Samangan, 5 new schools have been constructed. Four of the schools are in the Firoz Nakhchir district and one in Dilkhaki. Financing for the projects were provided by an NGO (Non-governmental Organization) based in Bangladesh (BRAC). It was founded by Fazel Hasan Abed in 1972. Since 2004, BRAC has constructed 186 schools in the remote areas of the province.
July 9, 2010
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Afghanistan victorious over Netherlands in Cricket Match
Captain Nawroz Mangal
In Afghanistan’s fourth game of the ICC World Cricket League Division One cricket tournament, currently being held in the Netherlands, they easily defeated the host country Netherlands by 6 wickets (with 45 balls remaining).
This is now two wins in a row for the Afghan team – two days ago, they defeated Kenya by 1 wicket.
With this win, their next match against Scotland on July 9th becomes a virtual semi-final.
Much credit goes to team captain Nawroz Mangal who hit 67 runs in 53 balls. Ashgar Stanikzai and Mohammad Shahzad also played well and help their captain to guide the team to victory over the Netherlands.
Summary:
– Toss Afghanistan, who chose to field
– Netherlands 202/8 v Afghanistan 203/4 (42.3 ov)
– Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
– Points: Afghanistan 2, Netherlands 0
– Played at Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
July 7, 2010
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Afghanistan defeats Kenya in international cricket match
Afghan Cricket Team
After losing to Ireland yesterday, Afghanistan came back today and defeated Kenya by 1 wicket in it’s third game of the ICC World Cricket League Division One cricket tournament. Shapoor Zadran hit the winning run to win the game for the Afghan team. Afghanistan has two more matches left in the competition. They are scheduled to play against the Netherlands on July 7th and then they play against Scotland on July 9th.
Summary:
– Kenya 233/7 (50 ov)Â
– Afghanistan 234/9 (50.0 ov)
– Afghanistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
– Toss Kenya, who chose to bat
– Points: Afghanistan 2, Kenya 0
– Played at VRA Ground, Amstelveen (neutral venue)
July 5, 2010
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Afghans win medals in Muaythai competition
The Uzbekistan Muaythai Federation hosted the 2010 Muaythai Open Asian Championships in Tashkent last week. Afghanistan sent 16 athletes to participate in the event, and they came home yesterday with one gold and eight bronze medals. Muaythai is a type of marital arts originating from Thailand in which fighters make use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes.
Combat sports like Muaythai are very popular in Afghanistan, and Afghans have done very well in international competitions. In February, Afghan kick boxers came home with 7 medals from the Asian Open Kickboxing Championships, and in the 2010 South Asian Games, out of the 32 medals the Afghans won, 29 were in combat sports (Taekwondo, Wushu, Wrestling, Boxing, and Judo).
July 4, 2010
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Afghanistan defeats Canada in their first game of ICC WCL Division One Cricket Tournament
ICC WCL Division One Cricket Tournament
Afghanistan defeated Canada by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) in their first official game of the ICC World Cricket League Division One cricket tournament, currently being held in the Netherlands.
Despite having issues in the past, it was their outstanding batting today that propelled them to victory over Canada.  The team’s captain, Nawroz Mangal, led the charge with an unbeaten 70, off just 58 balls. For this, he was named “Man of the Match”. The match was played at Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg.Â
The team’s next match will be on the 3rd of July against Ireland at Rotterdam.
July 1, 2010
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Ancient Buddha Statue Found In Bamiyan Province
Zemaryalai Tarzi
Afghan media reported today that a team lead by Afghan archeologist Zemaryalai Tarzi have found an 18 meter (59.1 foot) long statue of Buddha in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamiyan.Â
In addition to that, Afghan officials say that a pot, two ancient coins and 3 other small statues were found. These monuments are estimated to be about 2000 years old.
Bamiyan officials from the Information and Culture Department say that there is another giant Buddha (300 meter long) underneath the ground somewhere near the two giant destroyed Buddha statues in Bamiyan.
June 29, 2010
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$300 Million Dollar Power Station Built In Kabul
Officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy announced today that construction on a new 105 Megawatts power station has been completed. The new station is located in the village of Tarakhel which is located in the south-western part of Deh Sabz district of Kabul province.
Ministry officials said that this new station will be used in emergency conditions like when technical problems occur in the imported electricity system in Kabul.
Ministry officials also said that Kabul has about 400 extra megawatts of power, and that there are plans to transmit it to other provinces, including those in the south of the country.
The station is managed by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), which operates and manages electric power generation, import, transmission, and distribution throughout Afghanistan on a commercial basis.
Funding for the station ($300 million)Â was provided by the United States government.
June 27, 2010
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School for the deaf to be built in Kabul
On five-acres of land donated by the Afghan government in April of this year, a new school that will educate deaf children will be built – possibly by the end of summer. Work on the perimeter wall already started yesterday.
The Afghan National Association for the Deaf (ANAD) is working with a US based nonprofit organization (Mountain2Mountain) on the project. A lot of the money will be raised by Mountain2Mountain; also two US companies, InnoVida Holdings, and International Home Finance and Development are donating materials and services (worth about $300,000) for the buildings and a perimeter wall. Quality Management Construction of Afghanistan will also be doing construction management at a discounted rate.Â
Once completed, the school will be able to accommodate up to 1,000 students – both boys and girls (from Kindergarten through High School). The school will include a program to train teachers to teach deaf students, and a farm to provide vocational training in agriculture for the deaf. The headquarters for the Afghan National Association for the Deaf (ANAD) will also be there.
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June 23, 2010
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Two new hospitals under construction in Paktya province
Two hospitals with a total bed capacity of 120 are being built in the eastern province of Paktya where health care is gaining ground.
Already home to three hospitals with a total bed capacity of 110, Paktya is about to more than double its hospital bed capacity with the ongoing construction of the two hospitals.
Under construction are the 100-bed provincial hospital funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at a cost of US$ 7 million; and the 20-bed hospital in Gardez city funded by the Bayat Foundation, a national humanitarian organization.
A 50-bed regional eye care hospital for Gardez city is also in the pipeline with funds committed by the Government of Pakistan.
At present, Paktya has a 50-bed hospital in Gardez, a 30-bed hospital in Chamkani district, and another 30-bed hospital in Zazi Aryoub district.
The provincial capital is also home to a regional tuberculosis centre supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Since 2001, with support from the international health care, there has been steady development of health facilities for the estimated provincial population of 390,000.
June 23, 2010
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