Watch VideoFor seven years, Khatera played on the Afghan national women’s soccer team. First as a defender, then as a forward.
She received multiple death threats from the Taliban and was regularly harassed. But she never stopped playing the beautiful game. We are blurring her face because she fears for her life.
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The Female Soccer Player Who Stayed Behind In Afghanistan
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