KABUL, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan National Olympic Committee for the first time established a female boxing federatrion, Afghanistan Times, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.

    Now women are also able to get benefit from this federation and practice the boxing sports.

    There are some 20 Afghan girls who are currently practicing in this federation under the training of expert Afghan teachers.

    Saber Sharife, a trainer in the federation, said that it is really hopeful for him seeing Afghan girls practicing boxing.

    Sharife also asked the government for more support adding that the families should let their daughters join deferent sports.

    Shabnam Rahimi is the first student who is really fan of boxing and enthusiastically registered herself in the field of boxing.

    Rahimi said that she really likes the boxing adding that many women in other parts of the country do boxing which is the reason behind her involvement in this field.

    Compared with other sports event in Afghanistan, boxing is the competitive one which can hopefully earn a medal in the world scale for this war-torn country.