| Band-e-Amir Dragons | |
| Alt Name: | Pushto; Pashto: بند امير ښاماران Band-e-Amīr Khāmārān / Shāmārān |
| Captain: |  Hashmatullah Shahidi |
| Coach: |  Umesh Patwal |
| Owner: | Paragon Group |
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Ground: | Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni |
| Title1: | Shpageeza |
| Title1wins: | 1 (2017) |
| Title2: | Qosh Tepa |
| Title2wins: | 1 (2024) |
Band-e-Amir Dragons (Pushto; Pashto: بند امير ښاماران Band-e-Amīr Khāmārān / Shāmārān; بند امیر شاماران) or Band-e-Amir Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. In the 2017 Shpageeza team auction, the Band-e-Amir Dragons team was bought by Paragon Business Group, a Finance and investment company, and it will play as the Paragon Band-e-Amir Dragons in this competition. The Region represents the following provinces in the centre of Afghanistan: Ghazni, Bamyan, Daykundi, and Maidan Wardak. The team is named after Band-e Amir, a series of six deep blue lakes in Bamyan Province.
Band-e-Amir Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards.[1] In October 2017, they lost their opening fixture of the tournament, against Mis Ainak Region, by 262 runs.[2]
They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.[3] and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Band-e-Amir Dragons. They also take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which will be held in April 2024.[4]