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FILE - This Tuesday, March 8, 2016 file photo shows Khalida Popal, the former Afghanistan national women's team captain, in Copenhage, Denmark. (AP Photos/Jan M. Olsen, File)

Battle for Afghanistan women’s team is about more than just soccer

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, March 8, 2016 file photo shows Khalida Popal, the former Afghanistan national women's team captain, in Copenhagen. The footballers in the Afghanistan women’s team Popal helped to establish now fear for their lives after the Taliban swept to regain control of the country after two decades. (AP Photos/Jan M. Olsen, File)

Afghanistan’s female footballers make tearful calls for help

By Rob Harris - Associated Press