We exist to preserve the heritage, the stories and the history of the Afghanistan Women's National T
Following on from the historic, unprecedented decision by FIFA to formally recognise the Afghanistan Women's National Team, this site, which emerged from the campaign for recognition, will continue to serve as a reminder of the struggle against the Taliban's attempt to control the women of Afghanistan beyond their borders.
The Team, now administered by FIFA, will now compete on an international stage once again. Thank you to all those that supported the campaign.
We have decided to leave this site up as a historical record of the campaign, the players and their stories, and the struggle that we all played our part in, in the hope that one day, the women of Afghanistan will be free once again.
Meet the National Team Players
The Taliban banned us. We still played on.
I was 5 when my father was killed by the Taliban and then at the age of 12, my mother was killed by the Taliban… I found my sisterhood community through football and today I am using it to stand for my rights and the rights of every Afghan Girl who lost their dreams.
Nazia Ali, Midfielder, AWNT
I am in a place where shadowy, monstrous figures live. As much as I could, I trained, but it didn’t work. After the arrival of the Taliban, I trained with the boys' team while wearing boys' clothes. However, the Taliban found out about this and took the coach of that team to the police station.
Elnaz Sultani, Attacker, AWNT
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