{"id":383901,"date":"2026-10-01T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghan-woman-continues-to-chase-dream-of-becoming-a-boxer-under-taliban\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:00:39","slug":"afghan-woman-continues-to-chase-dream-of-becoming-a-boxer-under-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghan-woman-continues-to-chase-dream-of-becoming-a-boxer-under-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan woman continues to chase dream of becoming a boxer under Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6Gac-Kl-X9Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Afghan woman continues to chase dream of becoming a boxer under Taliban\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Gac-Kl-X9Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sweeta hoped to be a professional boxer in Afghanistan, but after five years of training in secret, she believes that there is no progress for women under Taliban rule. <\/p>\n<p>She tells ITV News International Editor Emma Murphy that she feels like a forgotten generation, abandoned with her future in tatters. <\/p>\n<p>Taliban spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkh, said women\u2019s sport was considered neither appropriate nor necessary.<\/p>\n<p>#afghanistan #afghan #womensrights #sport #boxing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweeta hoped to be a professional boxer in Afghanistan, but after five years of training in secret, she believes that there is no progress for women under Taliban rule. 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