{"id":283508,"date":"2025-10-02T06:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghan-women-soccer-players-on-their-fight-for-recognition\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T06:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:04:54","slug":"afghan-women-soccer-players-on-their-fight-for-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghan-women-soccer-players-on-their-fight-for-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan women soccer players on their fight for recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fq3Pw42C_Y0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Afghan women soccer players on their fight for recognition\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fq3Pw42C_Y0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Afghan women\u2019s soccer team hasn\u2019t been able to play since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. 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