Famous Afghan Sportspersons

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Nadia Nadim
(One of the Greatest Afghan Footballers of All Time)
Nadia Nadim
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Birthdate: January 2, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Mujeeb Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer)
Mujeeb Zadran
6
Birthdate: March 28, 2001
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Khost, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Rashid Khan
(One of the Eleven Cricketers to Play in Afghanistan's First Ever Test Match)
Rashid Khan
4
Birthdate: September 20, 1998
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Rashid Khan is an Afghan professional cricket player. Over the years, he has been instrumental in the success of the Afghanistan men's national team and is credited with popularizing cricket in Afghanistan. Widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in twenty20 cricket, Rashid Khan was adjudged the 'ICC Men's T20I Player of the Decade' in 2020.

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Mohammad Nabi
(Afghan Cricketer and Former Captain)
Mohammad Nabi
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Birthdate: January 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Logar, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Rohullah Nikpai
(Taekwondo practitioner)
Rohullah Nikpai
4
Birthdate: June 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wardak, Afghanistan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Asghar Stanikzai
(Former Afghan Cricketer and Former Captain of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team)
Asghar Stanikzai
5
Birthdate: December 22, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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 7 
Naveen-ul-Haq
(Afghan Cricketer)
Naveen-ul-Haq
3
Birthdate: September 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Mohammad Shahzad
(Afghan Cricketer Who Plays as a Wicketkeeper)
Mohammad Shahzad
4
Birthdate: January 10, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jalalabad, Afghanistan
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Zubayr Amiri
(Afghan Professional Footballer)
Zubayr Amiri
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Najibullah Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer and the Vice Captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) Side)
Najibullah Zadran
4
Birthdate: February 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
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Shapoor Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer Who is a Left-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler)
Shapoor Zadran
3
Birthdate: July 8, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paktia, Afghanistan
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 12 
Salim Durani
(Former Indian Cricketer Who Played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973)
Salim Durani
1
Birthdate: December 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: April 2, 2023
 13 
Hamid Rahimi
(Afghanistan Boxer)
Hamid Rahimi
1
Birthdate: September 12, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
Dawlat Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer)
Dawlat Zadran
3
Birthdate: March 19, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paktia, Afghanistan
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Abdul Baser Wasiqi
(Afghan Athlete)
Abdul Baser Wasiqi
2
Birthdate: July 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 16 
Kaisy Khademi
(Boxer)
Kaisy Khademi
1
Birthdate: September 3, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 17 
Marjan Haydaree
(Afghan Professional Footballer)
Marjan Haydaree
1
Birthdate: 1997 AD
Birthplace: United States
 18 
Shabnam Mobarez
(Afghan Football Player)
Shabnam Mobarez
1
Birthdate: August 27, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 19 
Arash Usmanee
(Afghan-Canadian Professional Boxer)
Arash Usmanee
1
Birthdate: March 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Afghanistan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 20 
Robina Muqimyar
(One of the First Two Women Who Represented Afghanistan at ‘Olympic Games’)
Robina Muqimyar
1
Birthdate: July 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan

Robina Muqimyar, one of the first two women who represented Afghanistan at the Olympics, competed during 2004 and 2008 Olympics and drew international-attention for wearing the hijab while running. She became an MP in 2019. After the Taliban seized power in 2021 resulting in fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, there is no-trace of Robina since August 29, 2021. 

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Kamia Yousufi
(Afghan Athlete)
Kamia Yousufi
2
Birthdate: May 20, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Iran
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Nesar Ahmad Bahave
(Taekwondo athlete)
Nesar Ahmad Bahave
2
Birthdate: March 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kapisa, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Shamila Kohestani
(Afghan Football player)
Shamila Kohestani
1
Birthdate: 1988 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
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Wakil Hussain Allahdad
(Wrestler, Entrepreneur)
Wakil Hussain Allahdad
1
Birthdate: 1986 AD
Birthplace: Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Died: April 22, 2018
 25 
Fariba Rezayee
(Afghan Judoka)
Fariba Rezayee
1
Birthdate: September 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
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Sadaf Rahimi
(Boxer)
Sadaf Rahimi
1
Birthdate: November 9, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Afghanistan
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Tahmina Kohistani
(Afghan Athlete)
Tahmina Kohistani
1
Birthdate: June 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kapisa, Afghanistan
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 28 
Hanifa Yousoufi
(Afghan Climber)
Hanifa Yousoufi
1
Birthdate: 1995 AD
Birthplace: Afghanistan
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Hailai Arghandiwal
(Afghan Professional Soccer Player Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Hailai Arghandiwal
1
Birthdate: April 22, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alameda, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
(Amateur wrestler)
Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
1
Birthdate: April 11, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
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Masoud Azizi
(Afghan Athlete)
Masoud Azizi
1
Birthdate: February 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Panjshir, Afghanistan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Ahmad Tajik
(Afghan Field Hockey Playe)
Ahmad Tajik
1
Birthplace: Afghanistan
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Zahra Mahmoodi
(Afghan Football Player)
Zahra Mahmoodi
1
Birthdate: 1990 AD
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi
(Afghan Judoka)
Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi
1
Birthdate: March 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Afghanistan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Mehboba Ahdyar
(Afghan Athlete)
Mehboba Ahdyar
1
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan