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The struggle for women's football in Afghanistan

Former captain Shamila Kohestani on why football in Afghanistan was more than a game

In the early 2000s, Afghan women and girls set up the country's first football teams. Now the Taliban has returned and women's sport has been banned. We speak to Shamila Kohestani, former captain of the Afghan women's team, about why she fought to play and why in Afghanistan, football was more than a game.

Photo: Woman's face painted with flag of Afghanistan (Getty Images)

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9 minutes

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Sun 12 Sep 2021 18:50GMT

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  • Thu 9 Sep 2021 09:50GMT
  • Thu 9 Sep 2021 23:50GMT
  • Sat 11 Sep 2021 04:50GMT
  • Sat 11 Sep 2021 17:50GMT
  • Sun 12 Sep 2021 18:50GMT

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