AFGHANISTAN’S refugee women’s team will tour England this summer.The country’s contracted female players fled in 2021 after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and set about a sweeping programme of gender discrimination, including a ban on women’s sport.Many resettled in Australia, where they have resumed their sporting activities and continued to lobby for opportunities.

AFGHANISTAN’S refugee women’s team will tour England this summer.

The country’s contracted female players fled in 2021 after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and set about a sweeping programme of gender discrimination, including a ban on women’s sport.

Many resettled in Australia, where they have resumed their sporting activities and continued to lobby for opportunities.

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