They fled Taliban, competed in FIFA event after years of exile. Afghan women 'unstoppable’

Afghan players fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban banned women's sports. Their return to international competition ...
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In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch

Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.Noori had defied family pressure to represent Afghanistan professionally by playing for the country's ...
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Afghan women’s football returns to international stage in FIFA tournament

Afghanistan women’s refugee team played their first match in a FIFA-organised four-team friendly competition in Morocco.

Football: Afghanistan women's late FIFA return in Morocco

After Afghanistan's women's team were denied entry to the UAE for a tournament, Morocco has stepped in as hosts. The team, ...
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Afghanistan's exiled women's football team finds freedom on the pitch at Fifa Unites tournament in Morocco

Noori, now 22, decided to flee the country where the United Nations say authorities have implemented a “gender apartheid”. She has since begun playing for a team of Afghan refugee women, who last ...