Afghan Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former Afghan cricketer who represented the Afghanistan national cricket team until his retirem

Is a former Afghan cricketer who represented the Afghanistan national cricket team until his retirement in May 2010. Ahmadzai is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. Ahmadzai made his debut for Afghanistan against Rahim Yar Khan in the 2002/3 Cornelius Trophy. Ahmadzai made his international debut for Afghanistan against Hong Kong in the 2004 ACC Trophy. Ahmadzai represented Afghanistan in the following tournament in 2006. During the 2006 tournament, Ahmadzai captained the side. Ahmadzai made his first class debut in the Intercontinental Cup against a Zimbabwe XI in which Afghanistan drew the match. Later, in November 2009 he was a member of Afghanistan's 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup winning squad.

Is a German-Afghani footballer who plays for Wedeler TSV.

Is a German-Afghani footballer who plays for Wedeler TSV.

A citizen of Afghanistan who is said to have been a member of the Taliban movement.[1]Formerly a col

A citizen of Afghanistan who is said to have been a member of the Taliban movement.[1]Formerly a colonel in the Royal Afghan Army, he joined the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, a mujahideen party led by Pir Sayyed Ahmed Gailani, after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. As a mujahideen commander, he was based in Peshawar, and operated in Paktia and Kunar provinces, taking part in the 1986 Zhawar fighting.[2]

An Afghan athlete.[1] She was one of the first two women ever to represent Afghanistan at the Olympi

An Afghan athlete.[1] She was one of the first two women ever to represent Afghanistan at the Olympic Games, by competing along with judoka Friba Razayee at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Muqimyar took part in the women's 100m sprint.[2] She finished seventh out of eight in her heat, with a time of 14.14 seconds, 0.15 seconds ahead of Somalia's Fartun Abukar Omar. The race was won by Jamaica's Veronica Campbell, with a time of 11.17 seconds.[3] Muqimyar was 17 at the time of the event.[4] She ran in "a T-shirt and long green track pants" rather than more aerodynamic competition clothing.[5]

Is a Afghani taekwondo practitioner. Of Hazara origin, Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghani

Is a Afghani taekwondo practitioner. Of Hazara origin, Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghanistan, at the age of 10.[1] During the bloody conflict over the capital city, his family left the city and settled in one of Iran's many Afghan refugee camp