FIFA calls for emergency evacuation of Afghan female players

Football’s world governing body Fifa has written to some governments to request the emergency evacuation of female players from Afghanistan.

Report informs, citing BBC, that players are said to fear for their lives following the Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul. Fifa said the situation in Afghanistan “remains unstable and very worrying”.

Fighters from the radical movement entered the capital, Kabul, on August 15 and said the war in Afghanistan was “over” and the country was “free.” Representatives of the movement noted that they will soon announce the establishment of the Islamic Emirate. The Taliban has also demanded the withdrawal of foreign troops.

Earlier this week, former Afghanistan national women’s team captain Khalida Popal pleaded with sporting bodies to “help get our players safe” because she fears for those left behind under the Taliban rule.