Taliban return causes anguish for Afghan female football pioneer
Popal, 34, was granted asylum in Denmark in 2016, and considers herself "privileged" not to have to now seek safe haven from the hardline Islamists.
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Former Afghanistan women's football captain Khalida Popal (C) attends a training session in south London.AFP PHOTO
By NewVision Reporter
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Afghanistan's former women's football captain Khalida Popal on Wednesday said worries about the safety of the country's female players have left her unable to sleep since the Taliban returned to