Female sports in Afghanistan have been crushed since the Taliban took over in August 2021.
KABUL: Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee said it will send 17 female athletes to compete in three sports at the Asian Games in China later this month.
The Taliban went on to drastically limit women’s freedoms and rights, including banning women and girls from the country’s education system, in what the United Nations has said could amount to a crime against humanity. “Afghanistan will shine brightly as it proudly boasts the highest number of female athletes ever to grace the Asian Games stage,” Afghanistan’s NOC said in a statement yesterday.
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