
Afghan women footballers who fled Taliban want to be a voice for the voiceless
CNN
Even though she says the images play out like a movie in her mind, it's a scene she couldn't possibly ever have imagined: The end of her world as she knew it, and quite possibly her own imminent demise.
"They were beating our parents, our family members, our teammates," Fatima, who is spokesperson for the Afghanistan Women's National Football team, told CNN Sport. "You didn't know if you'll be alive, or dead soon."

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