when the taliban took power in afghanistan in 2021, the freedom and safety of women they immediately came under threat. it was especially true of female footballers at risk because they play the sport taliban considered un islamic. after a campaign the british press, 35 players were evacuated to the uk and given the right to stay here. but last week an article on the bbc news website and report shown newsnight said 13 of those flown to britain were not top tier footballers as had flown to britain were not top tierfootballers as had been claimed. tier footballers as had been claimed. . . claimed. there is resentment amonu claimed. there is resentment among genuine claimed. there is resentment among genuine players - claimed. there is resentment among genuine players now. among genuine players now living under taliban rule in afghanistan. but others got out apparently pretended to play for teams they did not. i spoke to aisha and sara, not their real names, and their words a
when the taliban took power in afghanistan in 2021, the freedom and safety of women they immediately came under threat. it was especially true of female footballers at risk because they play the sport taliban considered un islamic. after a campaign the british press, 35 players were evacuated to the uk and given the right to stay here. but last week an article on the bbc news website and report shown newsnight said 13 of those flown to britain were not top tier footballers as had flown to britain were not top tierfootballers as had been claimed. tier footballers as had been claimed. . . claimed. there is resentment amonu claimed. there is resentment among genuine claimed. there is resentment among genuine players - claimed. there is resentment among genuine players now. among genuine players now living under taliban rule in afghanistan. but others got out apparently pretended to play for teams they did not. i spoke to aisha and sara, not their real names, and their words are voiced