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Afghan women's team plays first game in Australia

The Afghan team was created in 2007, played its first official international in 2010 against Nepal and won its first match 2-0 over Qatar in 2012

Taliban also called on women television journalists to wear Islamic hijabs while presenting their reports. In picture - An Afghan former female journalist silhouetted during an interview with news agency AFP in Kabul. Photo: AFP/ Hindustan Times
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No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative:Taliban

Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Protests get harder for Afghan women amid risks and red tape

Afghan refugee Murad Sharifi poses for a picture in Budapest, Hungary, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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Exiled painter depicts 'slow disappearance' of Afghan women under Taliban

Women in Kabul beg for bread following the takeover by the Taliban, which have stopped them from working. Photo :AFP
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'This is our homeland': women plead for basic rights in Afghanistan

A group of women gather for a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 16, 2021 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Video taken September 16, 2021. ZAKIA KAWYAN/via REUTERS
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Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

A woman poses in traditional Afghan attire, in Stockholm, Sweden, March 21, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Wazhma Sayle/via REUTERS
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'This is how we dress': Afghan women overseas pose in colourful attire

Taliban forces block the roads around the airport, while a woman with Burqa walks passes by, in Kabul, Afghanistan. August 27, 2021. REUTER/Stringer
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With hope of escape dashed, two Afghan women look to future under Taliban

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Afghan woman news anchor barred from work after Taliban takeover

Manizha Talash,18, practises breakdancing during a training session in Kabul, Afghanistan January 10 2021. Picture taken January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
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Afghanistan's first female breakdancer sets sights on Paris Olympics

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In conservative Kandahar, new gym creates safe space for Afghan women