Afghanistan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Afghanistan competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14.^[2][3] The Afghani team consisted of three male snowboarders.^[4] Snowboarder Nizaruddin Ali Zada was the country's opening ceremony flagbearer.^[5][6]

Afghanistan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
Flag of Afghanistan[a]
IOC code	AFG
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
in Harbin, China 7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) – 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14)
Competitors	3 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Nizaruddin Ali Zada
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
2007 2011 2017 2025 2029

Afghanistan returns to the Asian Winter Games with their last competition being in 2011. Despite the fall of the Islamic Republic and the takeover of the Taliban in 2021, Afghan athletes competed under the old tricolor flag.^[1]

Competitors

The following table lists the Afghan delegation per sport and gender.^[7]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Snowboarding	3	0	3
Total	3	0	3

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Afghanistan entered three male snowboarders.^[7] Included on the team was Ahmad Habibzi, who fled Afghanistan in 1995 at the age of four due to war and settled in Toronto, Canada. Habibzi had only received his Afghan passport after landing in Harbin.^[8] All three members of the team were refugees who fled Afghanistan.^[9][10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Nizaruddin Ali Zada	Halfpipe	7.00	7.00	7.00	10	Final cancelled
Ahmad Habibzi		5.25	5.25	5.25	11	Final cancelled
Ahmad Hayat		4.25	4.25	4.25	12	Final cancelled
Ahmad Habibzi	Slopestyle	8.50	8.50	8.50	10	Did not advance

Notes

1. Afghanistan still competes under the old tricolor flag used by the former Islamic Republic and not the white banner preferred by the Taliban government.^[1]