Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer.

An Afghanistan women's refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country's Taliban rule. The FIFA Council, ...

KABUL (Reuters) - With the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan often marked by diplomatic fouls and offsides, it took a soccer match in Kabul to bring the neighbors together on Tuesday.

Khalida Popal’s smile shone brighter than the sun this week, after FIFA officials meeting in Vancouver changed their rules to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — With determination, courage and lots of support, refugee players who form the Afghan women’s soccer team are getting another chance to advance their international ...