The Long Shot: Afghan Women's Football Team Finds Hope Abroad In one of the most turbulent periods in recent history, football became an unlikely lifeline for Afghan women.
Banned from playing on home soil by the Taliban, the national team was forced to scatter across the globe, seeking refuge and a chance to play the beautiful game.
Now, after years of exile, they've gathered 8,000 miles away in New Zealand, their spirits buoyed by a recent ruling from Fifa that clears the way for them to compete internationally.