Afghan Girls’ sterling performance at the International Science Competition.
Three Afghan Girls have won a Gold medal at the International Science Competition hosted in Kenya. The Competition had 300 participants from 27 countries. The three girls have outclassed and outperformed all the participants in the subject of Biology.
Meet the Band-e-Amir female Rangers
Band-e-Amir is Afghanistan’s first National Park, declared in 2009. However, in a patriarchal society, you would be surprised to know that it is guarded by female wardens. Kubra, Nikhbakht, Sediqa and Fatima are the only wardens of the picturesque Band-e-Amir. It is also pleasing to hear that security is not an issue at the Park. The main duties of these Wardens are to prevent littering and poaching of endangered species by the tourists.
http://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2015/05/12/afghan-women-rangers/
Have you ever heard of Bocce? In Afghanistan?
Bocce is a ball game and Afghanistan has an athlete who plays the sport professionally. Said Samiullah participated in the World Games 2015 in Los Angeles last week and have successfully claimed a silver medal, beating Taiwan’s Yi-lun and Slovakia’s Frantisek Rigo. Meanwhile, his team-mate ,Mohammed Abdul Karim, claimed a Gold medal in the 4 kg shot put.
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/afghanistans-olympic-bocce-dreams/?_r=0
Afghanistan National Cricket Team has qualified for the T20 World Cup.
The Team has successfully qualified for the tournament in India which will start in March 2016. The team started the T20 Qualifiers tournament with excellent performances against Scotland, Netherlands and UAE, beating them with an ease. However, the next 2 matches were abandoned due to rain and the last group stage match resulted in a defeat to Oman. With two more chances to qualify for the World Cup, Hong Kong snatched the victory in a nail-biting Quarter Final leaving the team and their fans nervous. Nevertheless, Afghanistan denied the Papua New Guinea their first ever qualification to a T20 World Cup and reserved their place at the tournament next year.
‘When I’m running I really feel free. It makes me strong. When I was walking I was just thinking about my past life… I feel I’m reborn and it’s a new life for me.’
Says Zainab. Nelofar(20) and Zainab(25) are Afghanistan’s first ever female Ultra-Maratathon runners. The Race took place in the Gobi Desert in China’s Xinjiang Province and the runners were required to run 250 KMs- an ordinary Marathon is 42.2 KMs. Both, Zainab and Nelofar, had to endure freezing temperatures at night and semi boiling temperatures during the day. The marathon included 168 participants from 48 different countries.
Rahmanullah Hayat
Afghan Youth Movement UK (AYMUK) 