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Nuristan, also spelled as Nurestan or Nooristan, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into seven districts and is Afghanistan's least populous province, with a population of around 167,000. Parun serves as the provincial capital. Nuristan is bordered on the south by Laghman and Kunar provinces, on the north by Badakhshan province, on the west by Panjshir province.
Afghanistan sent a delegation to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany, from 1 to 16 August 1936. This was the nation's first appearance at a Summer Olympic Games and saw the nation sent 19 athletes to compete. Most of these athletes competed in the men's field hockey team where they finished runner up in their group and not advancing to the knockout stage. The other two athletes competed in the sport of athletics with Mohammad Khan competing in the 100 meters sprint and long jump, failing to advance to the next stage of either of those events. Abdul Rahim competed in the shot put with him not advancing to the final.
Afghanistan has competed in 15 Summer Games. They have never appeared in any Winter Games. The country made its first appearance at the Berlin Games in 1936. It has sent a delegation to 14 of the 19 subsequent Summer Games since then. It is organised by the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee, which is currently presided by Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen.
Afghanistan first competed at the Paralympic Games during the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, where it was represented by cyclists Gul Afzal and Zabet Khan.
Abdul Qadir Nuristani was an Afghan Minister of the Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan.
Mohammad Y. Attai was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national team. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, playing in all three of his team's games.
Ahmad Jahan Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national team. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, playing in all three of his team's matches.
Mohammad Jahan Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player and a member of the national team. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, playing in one field hockey match against Great Britain.
Abdul Kadir Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national field hockey team.
Jahan Gulam Nuristani is an Afghan former field hockey player.
Mohammad Amin Nuristani is an Afghan field hockey player, who was a member of the Afghan national team. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games and the 1956 Summer Olympic Games. He played in four matches, two in each Olympics.
Mohammad Kadir Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national team.
Mohammad Asif was an Afghan field hockey player, who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games and played in both of his team's games. He was a member of Afghanistan's royal Durrani dynasty and held the title of shazada.
Shuja ud-Din was an Afghan field hockey player who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, playing in both of his team's games.
Mohammad Sultan was an Afghan field hockey player who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, playing in both of his team's games.
Noor Ullah Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national team. Nuristani competed at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, playing in all three of his team's matches.
Ramazan Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player and a member of the national team. He played in two of Afghanistan's three field hockey matches at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Mohammad Ghazi Salah-ud-Din was an Afghan field hockey player and a member of the national field hockey team. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games. He played in two of the team's matches in the Olympics.
Mohammad Anis Sherzai was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national team. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, playing in all three of his team's matches.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
