The Japan Times<p>Afghanistan Women's National Team players in exile called on athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity as they fight for their right to compete after being excluded from World Cup qualifying since the Taliban takeover. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/26/soccer/afghan-women-fifa-recognition/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/26/soccer/afghan-women-fifa-recognition/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soccer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soccer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>afghanistan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039ssoccer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039ssoccer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taliban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taliban</span></a></p>