Afghan Girls' National Soccer Team Trains In Portugal After Escape From Their Country

Players of Afghanistan's girls' national soccer team attend a training session in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30. 

Farkhunda Muhtaj (right), the captain of the Afghan girls' national soccer team, talks to her teammates during a training session at a pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.
 

A training session at a pitch in Odivelas on outskirts of Lisbon on September 30. 

A training session at a pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.

Team members hug one another during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.

Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj (left) runs with the ball during a training session with her teammates at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.

A member of the Afghan girls' national soccer team stands by a goal during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on the outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.

Members of the Afghan girls' national soccer team attend a training session on September 30.

A member of the Afghan national girls' soccer team arrives for a training session at a pitch in Odivelas on outskirts of Lisbon on September 30.

Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj (center) hands out training vests to her teammates during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas on September 30.

Some of the younger members of the Afghan girls' national soccer team listen to Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj during a training session on September 30.

Players of Afghanistan's girls' national soccer team attend to a training session at Odivelas, outskirts of Lisbon on September 30, 2021. 

Captain Farkhunda Muhtaj (center) hugs a team member as they meet at a park by the Tagus River in Lisbon on September 29.

A member of the Afghan girls' national soccer team poses for her father in front of the Belem Tower at a park by the Tagus River in Lisbon on September 29.

Members of the Afghan girls' national soccer team and their families visit a park by the Tagus River in Lisbon on September 29.