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Afghan women’s football team back on international stage after escaping the Taliban

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...

Fifa recognition for Afghan women’s team is about ‘showing we exist’, says captain Fatima Haidari

Fatima Haidari was sat at home in Italy when she received a video call from Fifa chief Gianni Infantino. On the screen alongside the captain of the Afghan women’s football...

Afghan refugee women to compete as official national team as Fifa bypasses Taliban

Fifa has granted permission to Afghan Women United, a team of female refugees, to officially compete as the national Afghan women’s football team.The Fifa Council approved the regulation change on...

‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

“When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, Fatima Haidari, when asked how football helps her...

Exiled Afghan athletes find hope on Morocco’s football pitches

When the Taliban returned to power in 2021, "I wanted to die," says Manoozh Noori. Four years later, the Afghan athlete has just participated in a championship in Morocco alongside...

Refugee team Afghan Women United get their first win at FIFA Unites: Women’s Series

Sosan Mohammadi of Afghan Women United celebrates scoring her team’s sixth goal during the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series 2025 match between Libya and Afghan Women United on November 01, 2025...