“These young women, both as athletes and activists, have been in a position of danger and on behalf of their peers around the world we thank the international community for coming to their aid,” the union said in a statement.
The Afghanistan women’s football team was born in 2007.
In the days after the Taliban took over in Kabul (17 August) the players had been advised to delete social media posts and photographs of them with the team to help avoid reprisals since the United States-backed Afghanistan government fell.
“The last few days have been extremely stressful but today we have achieved an important victory,” former team captain Khalida Popal had been quoted as saying by AP.
Popal, based in Denmark, is part of a team of FIFPRO lawyers and advisors who have tied up with various governments around the globe including Australia, US and UK to bring athletes and their families to safety.
“The women footballers have been brave and strong in a moment of crisis and we hope they…