Afghanistan: FIFA evacuates nearly "100 members of the football family, including female players"

"FIFA can confirm, following complex negotiations, it has, with the support of Qatar, evacuated almost 100 members of the football family from Afghanistan, including female players," announced the world body on 15/10/2021, two months to the day after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul on 15/08/2021.

"FIFA would like to express its sincere...