Afghan women's football team recognized by FIFA
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- Category: Sports
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-29 11:14 UTC
- Sources: Deutsche Welle
The Afghan women's national football team has been recognized by FIFA after being banned from playing and sent into exile. A player told Deutsche Welle that this is a 'hard slap to the face' of the Taliban.
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