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The refugees from Afghanistan who refused to give up on football
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2:56Now PlayingWomen who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban regained power are on a mission to be selected to represent their country at football.
The refugee team was established by FIFA to give promising young female footballers from Afghanistan the chance to play at a national level.
The Taliban took the reins of power again in Afghanistan four years ago, and immediately began reducing the rights of women, forcing many of them to flee the country.
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