Afghanistan women's national basketball team explained

Type:Women
Country:Afghanistan
Joined Fiba:1968
Fiba Zone:FIBA Asia
National Fed:National Basketball Association of Afghanistan (NBAA)
Zone Appearances:None
Wc Appearances:None
Oly Appearances:None
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Afghanistan women's national basketball team was formed by US troops after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.[1] The Afghanistan women's national basketball team was run by the Afghan Olympic Committee.[2] The team was disbanded following the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Afghanistan's other voices: women's basketball team. The Guardian. 2008-06-07. 2012-09-19. London. Peter. Beaumont. Antonio. Olmos.
  2. News: U.S. basketball team set up so Afghan women can shoot hoops. Al Arabiya. 2012-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120917073713/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/08/199444.html. 17 September 2012. dead.
  3. News: How Knoxville became center to resettle Afghan women's basketball players fleeing Taliban . 25 March 2023 . Knoxville News Sentinel . 9 March 2023.