After five years, the Afghan women's national team has been officially recognized by FIFA. Now the players want to make ...

The Afghan women’s football team, once forced into hiding by the Taliban, is now preparing for international competition, a testament to their unwavering spirit and a significant victory for women’s ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — With determination, courage and lots of support, refugee players who form the Afghan women’s soccer team are getting another chance to advance their international ...

Imagine being denied the right to study, to work, to travel freely, to speak publicly, and even to play a sport you love -- rights that much of the world considers basic human freedoms. Now imagine ...

An Afghanistan women's refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country's Taliban rule. The FIFA Council, ...

The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group, Jan Egeland, criticised on Thursday what he called the "hypocrisy" of countries demanding rights for Afghan women while cutting humanitarian ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — With determination, courage and lots of support, refugee players who form the Afghan women’s soccer team are getting another chance to advance their international careers, ...

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