They fled Taliban, competed in FIFA event after years of exile. Afghan women 'unstoppable’

Afghan players fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban banned women's sports. Their return to international competition ...
Alliance magazineOpinion

Afghanistan back in focus, but women remain invisible

While the world moves from one breaking news story to the next, the voices and lives of Afghan women are quietly disappearing ...
The Purdue Exponent

In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch

Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no ...
The National on MSN

Afghanistan's exiled women's team finds freedom on the pitch at Fifa Unites tournament in Morocco

Noori, now 22, decided to flee the country where the United Nations say authorities have implemented a “gender apartheid”. She has since begun playing for a team of Afghan refugee women, who last ...

Curbs on girls reading, singing in public stir rights fears in Afghanistan

A decision to ban girls over the age of 12 from reading poems or singing at public events sparked anger in Afghanistan this week, with literary figures and campaigners saying it marked a backwards ...
France 24 on MSN

The Bright Side: Exiled Afghan women footballers compete in first international matches

A squad of female refugee footballers exiled from Afghanistan under Taliban rule played in their first international matches at the FIFA Unites: Women's Series late last month in Morocco. The Afghan ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Sunday death of Hammond woman ruled a homicide

HAMMOND — The Sunday death of a 37-year-old Hammond woman has been ruled a homicide by the Lake County Coroner's Office.