One of the first moves was to ban access to sports for women and girls, saying such activities would "expose ... dozens of female athletes. But some Afghan women are finding ways "to challenge ...

Among the casualties under the Taliban regime was cricket.In 2010, just a year after the Afghan men's team gained ODI status, ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has pledged to help create an Afghanistan refugee team in women’s soccer that can play friendly games outside of competitions during a sports ban by the Taliban on women in ...

“But also, it’s very looked down upon for girls to engage in any kind of sporting activities ... The official, James Macleod, said that Afghan sports authorities had "sent us a number of ...

One of the first moves was to ban access to sports for women and girls, saying such activities would “expose ... dozens of female athletes. But some Afghan women are finding ways “to ...