[3][4] The Afghanistan national cricket team's 21-run win over Namibia in Krugersdorp earned them official One Day International status in April 2009.

This was intended to help women understand the game of cricket and have a parallel team to that of the men.

[6] An attempt at reforming the team was made in 2020,[7] but all 25 players were forced to flee the country when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

As of 2024, the ACB has no plans to reform a women's side, and has avoided contact with the players who fled the country.

[10] Shafiq Stanikzai, Chief Executive of ACB, said the draft had been presented to BCCI president Anurag Thakur in May and further discussions had happened during the ICC Annual Conference in Edinburgh in June 2016.

The aim of the tournament was to spread the game across the country and to generate a greater depth of talent for the national team to select from.

The best players from the tournament were selected for Afghanistan-A and under-19 teams based on their performance and would be sent for training and coaching to Bangladesh.

The Afghan national cricket team does not play its home matches inside Afghanistan due to the ongoing security situation and the lack of international standard facilities.

Afghanistan played their 'home' Intercontinental Cup fixture against Ireland at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka.

[2] Afghanistan's 21-run win over Namibia in Krugersdorp earned them official One Day International status.

In December 2015, Afghanistan hired the services of Manoj Prabhakar, the former Indian all rounder as their bowling coach.

Due to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, all 25 players were forced to flee the country.