Afghanistan women’s national soccer team players are among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from KabulKABUL, Afghanistan -- Players from Afghanistan women’s national soccer team had an “important victory” on Tuesday when they were among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from Kabul. Global soccer players’ union FIFPRO thanked the Australian government for making the evacuation of players, team officials and family members possible, with work continuing to help more leave Afghanistan. Players had been advised this month to delete social media posts and photographs of them with the team to help avoid reprisals since the United States-backed Afghanistan government fell. “The last few days have been extremely stressful but today we have achieved an important victory,” former team captain Khalida Popal said. “The women footballers have been brave and strong in a moment of crisis and we hope they will have a better life outside Afghanistan,” Popal said.

Source: ABC News August 24, 2021 09:56 UTC