Officials from the Afghan Muay Thai Federation have stated that the national Muay Thai team, consisting of three female athletes, two coaches, and one official, is participating in the third edition of the Youth Asian Games 2025 in Manama, Bahrain.
The Afghan Muay Thai Federation announced that, according to the schedule, the Muay Thai competitions will take place from October 21 to November 4, 2025, in Manama.
The statement mentioned that in this edition of the Youth Asian Games, over eight thousand athletes from 45 Asian countries will compete in 24 sports disciplines.
While the Afghan girls’ Muay Thai team is participating in this competition, it is important to note that since the current government’s takeover, strict laws have been imposed against women; their presence in stadiums is banned, and participation in many sports disciplines for women has been prohibited.
Additionally, the current government has deprived women and girls of education and schooling since taking control of Afghanistan. In its latest restriction, the government closed the doors of medical institutes to girls and women, while the healthcare sector across Afghanistan is facing a shortage of personnel.
This action by the current government has resulted in millions of female students being unable to pursue education and schooling.
