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. The regional side represents the following provinces in the north of Afghanistan:

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, Jowzjan, Samangan, and Sar-i-Pul. The team is named after the Amo, a river in northern Afghanistan and Central Asia. Amo Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards. In October 2017, they lost their opening fixture of the tournament, against Speen Ghar Region, by an innings and 46 runs. They also play in the

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, which was granted

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status from

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., and the Afghan

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Twenty20 competition (which has

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status from 2017) using the name Amo Sharks. They also take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the

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of which will be held in April 2024.

References

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