Here's How Afghan Women's Football Team Was Evacuated 'Miraculously'

86 Afghan women footballers were recused from the country following the Taliban takeover on August 15. The efforts of six internationally coordinated countries made the move possible as the fear among women players of Afghanistan lost all hopes of living, let alone continuing their profession.

After managing to escape the country, the women stated that the escape was "nothing short of a miracle."

The Taliban spokesperson has assured that women will be granted education, the right to work and other rights adhering to the Islamic law Sharia. However, incidents of women journalists not being allowed to work, erasing women's faces from public posters and other such cases have come up, contradicting the spokesperson's claims.

Out of fear of the fundamentalists, the women football players were told to burn their football team uniforms, delete their social media accounts and go into hiding.

Afghan Women Footballers Rescued By Group Of 6

Haley Carter, a football coach reportedly holds major credit for the success of the operation, talking to CNN she said, "I can't believe that a ragtag group of six women, some human rights lawyers, football coaches and a program director managed to use our networks and our resources to get these women out."

However, the evacuation process was indeed gruesome as the women reportedly had to pass through sewers and go through rather

Photos from the last several days. This evacuation and the treatment of and commitment to our Afghan partners and allies is far from a “success.” pic.twitter.com/TPBcmr81ey