They helped the U.S. military order airstrikes against Taliban and Islamic State fighters and worked as drivers and translators during America’s longest war. They were set to start new lives in the ...

With England scheduled to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy on 26 February, BBC Sport looks at the background of the ...

Snowboarders Musawer Khanzai and Nasima Zirak used to drag themselves up the thick snowy slopes of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush ...

For residents of Gaza and women in Afghanistan, a revival of athletics lays the seeds for joy as a people.

Featuring 21 players, the Afghanistan Women’s XI had their first cricket face-off in Melbourne, with hopes of opening up ...

Air travel accidents in sports are rare, but they have had devastating impacts on national programs, amateur teams and professional clubs.

The first match by the Afghan women’s cricket team is placing the Taliban under additional diplomatic pressure.

More than 20 members of the Afghanistan national team have been in Australia since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, ...

sport and the future." The players wore blue shirts designed for the match with a logo featuring a cricket ball and a tulip, Afghanistan's national flower. But it was not a national uniform and did ...

Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains ...

It’s bigger than cricket.” Under Taliban rule, the Afghanistan Cricket Board cannot field a national women’s team because the ...