Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again.
Tag: Taliban
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Afghanistan has always been at the mercy of would-be liberators
Afghanistan has always been at the mercy of would-be liberators.
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Longing for Jihad, Former Taliban Fighters Join Militants’ War in Pakistan
The outflow of young Talibs has renewed fears of violent extremism spilling across Afghanistan’s borders since the U.S.-backed government collapsed.
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The Taliban Won but These Afghans Fought On
But the Afghan resistance movement is no match for the Taliban’s military might.