For the first time since fleeing their home and finding sanctuary in Australia, the team are taking their battle for equality onto the playing field
On that day, their existence as female footballers had made them a target; their safety could not be assured as the Taliban seized control of the country and reimposed their strict interpretation of Sharia law. But on Saturday, there were no such threats, no fears of what awaited them when they went home or if they would be forced to suddenly flee the field.
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