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Maria Toorpakai Dressed as Boy to Play Squash, Defied Taliban
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September 22, 2016
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11:48Now PlayingMaria Toorpakai dressed as a boy for years, allowing her to become a squash champion in Waziristan, a region controlled by the Taliban. But she was ultimately found out.
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