Afghanistan women’s refugee team played their first match in a FIFA-organised four-team friendly competition in Morocco.

Afghan players fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban banned women's sports. Their return to international competition ...

Women not covered from head to toe are being prevented from entering public health facilities in western Afghanistan. The ...

Five months after Taliban supporters smashed up her restaurant, Afghan entrepreneur Laila Haidari opened a secret craft ...

Women in Afghanistan are being forced to undergo so-called virginity tests, more than two years after a law requiring consent ...

The Afghan refugee team – now known as Afghan Women United – got their first win at the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series. The tournament concluded in Morocco with Chad finishing as champions, meaning that ...

Women in the western Afghan city of Herat say they're being told by Taliban officials that they must wear a burqa to access ...

“When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, ...

FIFA confirms change of name to Afghan Women United, dropping 'refugee' from the team name ahead of the tournament.

Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no ...