Cricket on SI has learned that there was a single female fan in the women’s section for that match – Sara Kazimi who just weeks before also was the only person of Afghan heritage and one a few ...

Celebrations of Afghanistan ... cricket World Cup semifinals took place across the country, although residents in Taliban-stronghold Kandahar said they were prevented from joining in. One happy ...

Afghan cricket fans celebrate their team's victory during the men's T20 World Cup cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, in the city of Khost province eastern of Afghanistan.

Afghan cricket fans celebrate their team’s victory in Khost province [Saifullah Zahir/AP] Some danced on the streets, while others chanted: “Long live Afghanistan cricket.” Aerial firing ...

Despite decades of violence and upheaval, Afghanistan has an enthusiastic and widespread cricket following. Australia were scheduled to play a test match against Afghanistan in November 2021 but ...

After reaching the tournament’s final four, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) posted videos of swarms of fans flooding the streets to celebrate the team’s historic run. The team was also ...

"With every ball, every run, every boundary, every wicket, I wasn't able to hold my emotions," said university student Zamir Afghan ... many diehard fans had been awake to witness the win. In eastern ...

Thousands of people in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan took to the streets Tuesday to celebrate their national team's first-ever entry into the cricket World ... gunfire by fans in some areas, including ...

Afghanistan’s cricket team has won big games and many fans in an international competition, in a stark contrast to the pariah status of its government. By Mujib Mashal Photographs by Atul Loke ...

"With every ball, every run, every boundary, every wicket, I wasn't able to hold my emotions," said university student Zamir Afghan in the ... around 1,000 raucous cricket fans gathered to bask ...