# Afghanistan national badminton team

The Afghanistan national badminton team (Pashto: د افغانستان د بیډمنټن ملي لوبډله) represents Afghanistan in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Afghanistan and competes under the South Asian region. Afghanistan competed in the Asian Games individual event. The Afghan junior team has competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup. The team finished in 34th place.

## History

The Afghanistan badminton team was formed in 1974. The team, along with the Badminton Federation of Afghanistan were dissolved for a brief period of time during the Afghan War but were later revived in 2002. The national team have had trouble in competing international tournaments as the team lacked equipment and funding from the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

### Men's team

Afghanistan first competed in the 2016 South Asian Games. The team were drawn into Group A with India, Bangladesh and Maldives. The team lost all of their matches and were eliminated in the group stage.

### Women's team

The Afghani women's team competed in the 2016 South Asian Games. They were drawn into Group A with India and Nepal. The team failed to qualify for the knockout stage after losing 3–0 to India and Nepal in the group stage.

## Competitive record
### Women's Islamic Games
#### Women's team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2001 | Sixth place | 6th |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 to 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### South Asian Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 April 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Hasibullha Nazari | (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Nematullah Habibi | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 24) | - | - | - |
| Najibullah Yousufi | (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 25) | - | - | - |
| Elyas Gharman | (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
| Sabawoon Gulzad | (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Shabana Afshar | (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Lidaa Saraj | (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Zainab Yari | (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |