The former captain of the Afghan women's soccer team has urged players to delete social media, erase public identities and burn their kits for safety's sake now that the country is again under Taliban rule.
Copenhagen-based Khalida Popal told Reuters in a video interview on Wednesday that the militants had killed, raped and stoned women in the past and female footballers were scared of what the future might hold.
"And that is painful for me, for someone as an activist who stood up and did everything possible to achieve and earn that identity as a women's national team player. Those who broke the rules sometimes suffered humiliation and public beatings by the Taliban's religious police.Khalida Popal, the former captain of Afghanistan's women's national soccer team, speaks in an interview from Copenhagen, Denmark, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Reuters TVThe Taliban have said they will respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.
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