Girls from the Afghanistan national soccer team who were granted asylum in Portugal are able to play again. Their rescue mission, Operation Soccer Balls, was coordinated through an international coalition of former U.S. military and intelligence officials.
Farkhunda Muhtaj, a professional player who from her home in Canada spent weeks helping arrange their recent rescue from Afghanistan, flew into the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, for an emotional reunion with the girls’ team late Wednesday.
“They have dedicated so much, they have been so resilient, and to finally see them in person has been so emotional because I knew how much they went through,” Muhtaj said. What made the rescue mission harder was the size of the group — 80 people, including the 26 youth team members as well as adults and other children, including infants.
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