Afghan women soccer players arrive in the UK after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, a U.K. soccer club and Kim Kardashian.
Britain and other countries evacuated thousands of Afghans in a rushed airlift as
"The Afghan female footballers are well-known figures in the country. Their lives were in great danger because of people in the country who opposed their activism and wanted to stop their sport and educational activities," said Khalida Popal, a former captain of Afghanistan's national women's team who has spearheaded evacuation efforts for female athletes.
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