Casablanca, Morocco, Nov 4, 2025 (AFP) - In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch

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2025-11-04
Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing football. Noori, now 22, fled the country where the United Nations say authorities have implemented a "gender apartheid", and has been playing in a team of Afghan refugee women, recently taking part in a first-of-its-kind tournament in Morocco. "I had asked myself: do I want to stay in th......
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