When Afghanistan's national cricket team defeated Kenya in a match in 16 months ago, there were wild celebrations across the country.
For the first time, Afghanistan had qualified for the next World Cup - which finally gets underway this weekend, in Australia and New Zealand.
World Cup qualification was viewed as a major achievement by the Afghan national team, which was only founded in 2001.
Team manager Bashir Stanekzai spoke to Zara Zaher about the significance of participation in the Cup.
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