Afghanistan women's national basketball team was formed by US troops after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.[2] The Afghanistan women's national basketball team was run by the Afghan Olympic Committee.[3] The team was disbanded following the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.[4]
| FIBA ranking | NR (26 August 2024)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1968 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | National Basketball Association of Afghanistan (NBAA) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter; Olmos, Antonio (7 June 2008). "Afghanistan's other voices: women's basketball team". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "U.S. basketball team set up so Afghan women can shoot hoops". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "How Knoxville became center to resettle Afghan women's basketball players fleeing Taliban". Knoxville News Sentinel. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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