Saturday, February 11, 2012
Kabul (BNA) Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen Minister of Information and Culture met with the delegation of the US amateur youth athletes yesterday.
He said that today we are host to some of the athletes of the US who have taken part in training of the National Olympic Committee and they visited our youth sports groups and promised cooperation to them.
Dr. Raheen added that we are hopeful that sports relations with the US and Afghanistan strengthens and our sports athletes including the youth (boys and girls) visit the US and the US athletes visit our country and this way cooperation strengthens between the two nations.
It is said that the US delegation including the youth of the amateur youth union (EEU) on the invitation of the office of deputy minister for youth affairs of the ministry and the National Olympic Committee in order to develop sports in Afghanistan.
The delegation visited the children and National Radio TV studios.
The delegation also visited the circus, acrobat, national Atan of the Afghan youth organized by the Kabul people shura that amazed the delegation.
The head of the delegation praised the display of the youths and expressed full support of the US union in sports spheres.
A member of the US delegation said that this union is the greatest sports foundation of the US stationed in Florida of the US and during the three past days have trained 150 sports trainers of the National Olympic Committee.
