After becoming an ICC full member, Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

They were drawn against Australia, Bangladesh & Namibia in group B who they beat, qualifying for Super league, where they lost to South Africa.

The team made it to the semifinals of the 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, losing out to India by 77 runs.

[7] Afghanistan won the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan in the final by a huge margin of 185 runs.

In the league stages, Afghanistan won their matches against Pakistan and UAE but lost to Sri Lanka.