Zabul is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country. It has a mostly rural population of about 289,300. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zabulistan region. Qalat serves as the capital of the province.
Prince Agha Abdul Karim Khan Ahmedzai was the younger brother of Khan of Kalat, Mir Ahmedyar Khan, the last ruler of Balochistan. After the British left Balochistan on 13 August 1947.
The Afghanistan national football team is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against Iran in Kabul, 1941. Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In 2013, Afghanistan won the 2013 SAFF Championship and earned the "FIFA Fair Play Award".
Chaman is the capital of Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is situated just south of the Wesh-Chaman border crossing with the neighbouring Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. After the capital Quetta, Chaman is the second-largest city and tehsil in the Pashtun majority northern part of Balochistan Province.
Maruf District is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Arghistan District to the west, Zabul Province to the north and Pakistan to the east and south. The population is 200000 (2006). The district center is the town of Maruf district, located in the northern part of the district. It is a boundary mountainous district with a lot of rugged mountain passes towards Pakistan. It is located almost 190 km far from any provincial city. This district has 360 villages. It has very agricultural land.
The insurgency in Balochistan is a guerrilla war waged by Baloch nationalists against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region, which covers Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran, and the Balochistan region of southern Afghanistan. Rich in natural resources like natural gas, oil, coal, copper, sulphur, fluoride and gold, this is the least developed province in Pakistan. Armed groups demand greater control of the province's natural resources and political autonomy. Baloch separatists have attacked civilians from other ethnicities in the province. In the 2010s, attacks against the Shia community by sectarian groups—though not always directly related to the political struggle—have risen, contributing to tensions in Balochistan.
The Balochistan Liberation Army, also known as the Baloch Liberation Army is a militant organization based in Afghanistan. The BLA is listed as a terrorist organization by Pakistan, United Kingdom and the United States. Since 2004 the BLA has waged a violent armed struggle against Pakistan for what it claims as self-determination for the Baloch people and separation of Balochistan from Pakistan and has been involved in ethnic-cleansing of non-Baloch minorities in Balochistan. The BLA is operating mainly in Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan where it carries out attacks against the Pakistan Armed Forces, civilians and foreign nationals. The Baloch Liberation Army became publicly known during the summer of 2000, after it claimed credit for a series of bombing attacks on Pakistani authorities.
Balochistan is an arid desert and mountainous region in south-western Asia. It comprises the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, and the southern areas of Afghanistan, including Nimruz, Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Balochistan borders the Pashtunistan region to the north, Sindh and Punjab to the east, and Persian regions to the west. South of its southern coastline, including the Makran Coast, are the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
Afghan Football Club Chaman or Afghan F.C. are a football club based in Chaman in Balochistan, Pakistan, a border city near Afghanistan. The club plays at their home match Jamal Nasir Stadium in Chaman and compete in Pakistan Premier League.
Balochistan(Balochi: بلوچستان) or Baluchistan is an arid, mountainous region that includes part of southern and southwestern Afghanistan. It extends into southeastern Iran and western Pakistan and is named after the Baloch people.
Football is one of the two most popular sports in Afghanistan; the other one being cricket. Formed in 1922 and affiliated to FIFA since 1948, the Afghanistan Football Federation and the Afghanistan national football team lay dormant for many years. Afghanistan took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics, playing just once in a 6-0 defeat to Luxembourg. The Afghans also appeared twice at the Asian Games.
The National Women Football Championship is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in Pakistan – designed as an equivalent to the National Challenge Cup.
Akhtar Mohiuddin, is the head coach of Pakistan national football team. He took over the charge of national team in 2007. Mohiuddin is also coach of PMC Athletico, having previously been coach of Afghan FC.
Farid Ahmadi is an Afghan football player. He plays as a Midfielder and has played football with Kandahar Aryan since 2005.
Luni is one of the largest branch of Durrani tribe of Pashtuns mainly living in Pakistan including in the town of Luni and Loralai districts of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Some of Luni families are also living in Quetta and other areas of Balochistan, Pakistan. Luni tribe use 'Sardar' title at the beginning of their names. to refer to their putative part-descent from the Sadozai clan of King Ahmad Shah Durrani.
Sport in Afghanistan is managed by the Afghan Sports Federation. Cricket and association football are the two most popular sports in Afghanistan. The traditional and the national sport of Afghanistan is Buzkashi. The Afghan Sports Federation promotes cricket, association football, basketball, volleyball, golf, handball, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting, bodybuilding, track and field, skating, bowling, snooker, chess, and other sports in the country.
The Kasi or Kansi is a Pashtun tribe from the Sarbani tribal confederacy, primarily found in Quetta Pishin Mastung Zhob sherani. Balochistan, Pakistan Shinwari in Nangarhar Afghanistan. And Sherani, Kehthran and Hassani in Zhob and Barkan are also belong to Kasi Family and Kasi Tribe on the name of Kand And Zamand are also Found in Loy Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Arbab/chief of Kasi Tribe is Nawab Arbab Abdul zahir hashim kasi. Kasi’s are divided into two the Malaks and the nawabs who are the Arbab’s of the royal family kasi. Malak Wazir Muhammad Kasi was owner of half Quetta.
Techno Aryan Football Club is a Kolkata football club founded in 1884 as Aryan Sports Club. It started playing football some years later, making it one of Asia's oldest football clubs.
Muslim Football Club is a Pakistani football club based in Chaman, Balochistan that competes in Pakistan Premier League. The players are semi-professional, most having another source of income besides playing for the team.
