Forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban came to power, players of the girls' national soccer team and their families were welcomed in Portugal, where they are able to train again at a suburban stadium in Lisbon.
Afghan Girls' National Soccer Team Trains In Portugal After Escape From Their Country
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Players of Afghanistan's girls' national soccer team attend a training session in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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Farkhunda Muhtaj (right), the captain of the Afghan girls' national soccer team, talks to her teammates during a training session at a pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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A training session at a pitch in Odivelas on outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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A training session at a pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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Team members hug one another during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj (left) runs with the ball during a training session with her teammates at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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A member of the Afghan girls' national soccer team stands by a goal during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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Members of the Afghan girls' national soccer team attend a training session on September 30.
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A member of the Afghan national girls' soccer team arrives for a training session at a pitch in Odivelas on outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
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Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj (center) hands out training vests to her teammates during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on September 30.
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Some of the younger members of the Afghan girls' national soccer team listen to Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj during a training session on September 30.
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Players of Afghanistan's girls' national soccer team attend to a training session at Odivelas, outskirts of Lisbon on September 30, 2021.
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Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj (center) hugs a team member as they meet at a park by the Tagus River in Lisbon on September 29.
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A member of the Afghan girls' national soccer team poses for her father in front of the Belem Tower at a park by the Tagus River in Lisbon on September 29.
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Members of the Afghan girls' national soccer team and their families visit a park by the Tagus River in Lisbon on September 29.