Afghan women, war-scarred and scattered across the world, can finally play FIFA tournaments
Published on: May 6, 2026, 6:23 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
This moment offers hope and fires the imagination of thousands of athletes who fled the country when the Taliban returned to power in 2021. When it started restricting women’s sports, 70-odd women associated with football fled their country just so that they could play football, with the help of expat footballers around the world
