Afghanistan women's youth soccer team escapes to Pakistan

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The girls had spent the past month in hiding amid fears of a crackdown on women's rights by the Taliban.

Female players from Afghanistan's junior national soccer team have crossed the border into Pakistan.

Members of the women's side flew out of Kabul last month but the youth team were reportedly left stranded as they lacked passports and other documents. An official with Pakistan's Football Federation said the group, totalling 81 people, would be housed at the federation's headquarters in the eastern city of Lahore. A further 34 people will arrive on Thursday he said.

 

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