KABUL (PAN): For the first time ever, sports teams are being raised at a women's prison in the capital, Kabul, an official said on Sunday.
Enthusiasm for sports is growing among inmates at the Badam Bagh prison, said Mohammad Zahir Aghbar, head of the National Olympic Committee.
As many as 147 prisoners, including five foreigners, were donated 50 uniforms, basketballs, badminton kits and volleyball tools.
"The objective is to ensure that prisoners are released as strong and healthy individuals," Aghbar said, adding that professional coaches would be provided for the sportswomen.
Sport teams being raised at women's prison | Pajhwok Afghan News
Enthusiasm for sports is growing among inmates at the Badam Bagh prison, said Mohammad Zahir Aghbar, head of the National Olympic Committee.
As many as 147 prisoners, including five foreigners, were donated 50 uniforms, basketballs, badminton kits and volleyball tools.
"The objective is to ensure that prisoners are released as strong and healthy individuals," Aghbar said, adding that professional coaches would be provided for the sportswomen.
Sport teams being raised at women's prison | Pajhwok Afghan News
