as i said you know there was no prudence prosaic there was no some persistence project the poor there was never about the rich. it was truly about the human endeavor while happy to have completed the challenge posed a want to be celebrating too long a plans to return to work as a mountain hearing god in the next few days. some folks it seems just can't gets enough of the high life. all right you're watching t.v. news coming up next a look at women's football in kabul i'm calling aspen i'll be back shortly. welcome to the what is the game here for d.w.i. . we have plenty to talk about and. let's toss up coverage. 3 more. slowly have. let's have a look at so many of them at least look so you don't want to miss.

d.w. . load . blood. here in the afghan capital kabul very few women dare to take to the street something wrong.

among those who do is 23 year old with dina as easy she's on her way to achieve you interview. him. back in high school in 12th grade i absolutely loved playing football and. i had no idea about professional sport. eventually a teacher noticed me playing in the schoolyard when he called me over i was initially afraid. my cousin and i left i thought there was some problem he said how come you're so good at football i said and that's when i told him that in iran i used to play on the streets with the boys. you know he said you're so much better than the rest and then he had me join his team. at the team.

medina's parents fled afghanistan shortly after birth after 2 years in neighboring pakistan the family moved to run where they stayed for 12 years until returning to kabul in 2009 talk to random of the ticket for them after later being picked up for the afghan national team also i was our top scorer for 4 years in a row also including indoor game as. i won more than 30 certificates. during that time i also got my classy coaching license and an international coaching license i could have seen in a sense i had gotten to the very top with it in the stands with some well known that actually was on my mother and then they did one of them come about us. that. was.

but that is it up then everything was suddenly different. place just recently i was thrown off the national team i suspect it was because i turned down repeated offers of a sexual nature. study. on our fellow player and friend my son may well not be talking about that in the t.v. interview they are about to give the official reason for medina's dismissal was or alleged absence from training sessions the afghan football association fired 8 other players as well the team faces an uncertain future an issue not addressed in the media since the abrupt end of her playing career medina has been concentrating

on her work as a coach. don't know when to look at that that was my 1st tournament i scored 7 goals or not it was 18 months ago when i got my coaching license. so i suppose the coach and the top scorer in the national team. it was a gunshot i was on the new good. there's no. question that dear viewers today we are happy to welcome 2 young women to the show football coach. and player must have made. public appearances are not uncommon for medina she uses these opportunities to promote women's football while getting no support from the sports authorities.

on and with all that it could to take. right after their parents on t.v. the young women post photos and social media. has almost 3000 followers. at home. in kabul or afghanistan in general or that there are 2 sides. the one side is completely hostile. on the other side you are famous and enjoy certain freedoms. in the us there was the people make life very difficult for female football players wasn't the get fed my. as. a pound. or so than nothing some of them i was in high school some teachers would give me worse grades when they realized i played football. but i didn't care i just kept going. and i didn't care about what other people thought about me i mean i cared

about what i wanted to call them. the 2nd. in the compass of kabul university and the young women's team she coaches are able to train. i took a pleasure the baby and shifting up will give the others more space back back. now the other side have to spread out so you get it well now you have space in both directions. but. ok that's enough.

team to use the pitch 2 or 3 times a week. that i 1st met in 99 joining a tournament. where they were looking for new young players to join the national scene. you could see right away how talented she was. i doubt the more you push up the less space you give your opponents. the players are aged between 17 and 20 any of the high men honey the that we want girls to be able to show their potential. and that's wrong and that they can compete with the oyster. people should not underestimate. that and what by the men are used to getting a lot of attention othersome but women are basically ignored through here it's

frustrating and chips away at their self-confidence. the federal trade in my youth mission. and it. can be shaping up. we live in a traditional society. people frown upon women playing football. when you ask them why they say women are lame and can't play the game properly. my hunch aversion. i always encourage my girls to push themselves and play their best so that nobody can laugh at them when i say to them imagine watching yourselves play and playing so well that nobody will to write you. take the balls and water bottles with you. at the age of 20 it's game over for most young women. by then they're expected to be married and married women are

generally not permitted to engage in any sort of sports. so setting up and running women's teams and clubs is a huge challenge. medina lives here together with the parents and a younger sister she doesn't want them to appear income or for their own safety. every time i leave home i'm scared. a while ago i was at a volleyball tournament. a few male students threatened to kill me right there in public. even if they had gone through with that threat nobody would have cared. in the news. they'd know i had. one. but i'm determined to bring more sports to my country so more girls can play if i don't

do it who will. i give my. media tries whenever she can to incorporate professional training methods they include regular weight training sessions in the workout room. was a void the heavy weights for now. keep it up but max 10 repetition. all . well the to have a game on wednesday. mark oh my god if. you like but big or small big. they said amazing.

race of a snow. only the. ultimate we have to prepare. so on sunday and tuesday we'll be focusing on tactics. system. thank you so much woods. all the gauges a reset is again like that's last we're playing out of school my so you have to decide for yourselves whether you want to wear a headscarf was nice it will be school kids there. i don't want you to then refuse to play because people are watching at. monza really brave one was a someone might say ha ha look at how bad she played and i'm sure you have to deal with that. while the dishes. i'll show then. everyone done 30 repetitions has enough but and she.

loves us goodbye. medina's then heads for the university campus where she also works as a sports instructor. about 20 percent of the students are kabul university are women. as with most public buildings there are security checks at the entrance. but it was premature and telling your girls about the football much of the school. was not yet been confirmed and it's now being cancelled now she has to find an alternative. i made inquiries with about 10 schools. they all said they were on vacation with tattoo or players were not currently there are that the families were not permit it . there are hundreds of reasons and always new excuses. but i'm going to try again today if we can get

a match up and i'll be really embarrassed to face the girls i get a national day i'll have to apologize to them. over at the university my dinner is allowed access to a small workplace. hello there. you have a moment. i hope i'm not disturbing you but i have a question. with a possible to organize a football match on your premises and on a friendly game where one met. this. girl versus girls. ok thank you goodbye.

it's. 100 to mush between your team and mine. my dinner as easy. as in that wink you very much stood by us. to go well at least you said you got back to us by 1 o'clock. kabul medina's home town has a population of 4000000 people. but numbers forecast to rise to 17000000 by 2050.

1 of the fastest growing cities on the clit. but. it's got an incredibly big sits on. top of the old british and there are so many new buildings. as though and the population is growing all the time and that's what. not to do something or a lot of problems with law and order. in fact there's no law anymore nobody seems to abide by it at least everyone's talking about laws but hardly anyone is prepared to live by that on. it which. is from the people with power make all the decisions with no regard for us i.

only know i'm a cemetery down there. if everyone carries on the same way where will our society and. all that so that was so yes it's about a little match in the hall. for 5 players can you drum up that number. to pay thanks i understand by. the numbers. they said a couple of players have gone to band i mean. i get that if they still manage to

find 4 or 5 girls they'll give us a call and we'll organize the game. whole go far as soon as the coach knows he'll be in touch. probably before the day is over. is the next day and the coach you promised to call never did. dina is about to skype with her former colleague popo in 2008 how leda became the captain of a gun a stone's 1st women's national team she's a sports and buster and the major supporter of the women's game in afghanistan how leader a role model for medina now lives in denmark but remains committed to helping players

back home. style locally to how are you can you hear me yes i can hear you. but i had trouble with the connection was glad that. you did a t.v. interview right. yes megan was like and that's my problem is for you to the association give its approval places messages are your major. in my playing days i would have needed permission but not now it's my business whether the association has no say i can do whatever i want. that's good. and also i heard a rumor this morning that it was the association president himself who cancelled the funding for the women's national team. but as well. now why did you. want yourself. seriously no way oh it's true.

oh my word move on which you know what the problem is. they know i could put together a top class team. for cycle government was there somebody now. i gather to but if you were to set up a team and had your own club we might be able to provide support from a broad lot of the thought oh maybe organizers have matches almost we don't know where that's going to well could you assemble a team along those lines. written into the optimised nation would you give me 100 percent such as. to close i'll think about it and talk to a few people ok maybe we can make something happen and please keep at it they want to stop you but you know the crucial thing is to carry on. and not to give up.

i have to go now i'm running a bit late take care of. you to talk to you soon. bye. i left afghanistan in 2 towers it in 11 because of the reasons and difficulties that i faced in my country it was not acceptable. for so many mans and my country to see a strong woman with a strong voice to carriage other girls other women unfortunately they saw my voice they saw me as a threat. and they wanted to stop me for a women i could say that all i want to son is the one of the the worst and difficult country for women. to be themself to do some sort of activities.

or even to raise their voice race in the wars it's like putting your life in a rescue. because they don't want to see women standing and race in the wars because they are afraid they have the fear that tomorrow my daughter will do that and they are kind of these see women as a threat as a losing power for women and they don't want to accept this and i had to just overnight the site to leave the country because i faced challenges to a trait i had to leave because i wanted to leave to save my voice. there's still no confirmation for the friendly match that was planned within a carries on with training sessions regardless today begins with a theoretical analysis.

yes this is a player from the united states look at her off the ball running. the other player could have taken a shot herself. but the angle was too tight to move the camera. if you can mean more that derek medina understands us and she's honest and wants to help us improve and make progress and that's why we like playing on her to know i mean us. it has supported me to. me i know the bowlers are very good but give it a go anyhow a little bit. about

how it is the whole be just me that. playing them gives us extra and then mr the issue once you've started it's hard to start finish williams want to come out on the pitch we can really let. you know and that feels great he has the song. after the training session medina invites her team for a meal out. the restaurant has a cordoned off seating area for women the main topic of conversation is the men's national team and their upcoming march against palestine he wants pizza

123455 how big is the large one. it has 16 slices. it depends how big the slices are. when is the match. this sunday on independence day. let me come i want to go i'm afraid. because of suicide attacks yes i think there was a warning are you scared too what time is the game 6 30 in the evening it would be so we'll see how many of us are allowed to go out so late in the evening because you know parental permission that's why this is the it's better to watch it on t.v. anyway you get a better view of the pitch. and when there's a goal you don't get a replay if you're in the stadium. i'm. sure.

the players have no headed home with dinner still has to pay the bill. the news bulletin reports that a suicide attack on a privately run education center in the west of kabul has left at least 25 people dead and 30 injured. 1 another higher a zoo where you. but it took a. it's a relief to hear that you weren't in the vicinity take care of yourself. by.

i don't know what to say except that in this country death can come anywhere and at any time. despite the shocking news people in afghanistan remain undeterred as they prepare to celebrate their country's in the pendants in 1900 afghanistan secured its freedom from british colonial rule.

that. sounds like the thing now that we have gathered here today to celebrate the 99 anniversary of our country's independence i mean this is one of the most important days in the history of afghanistan. if there's any delay this is it was that easy. as is common at major public events there's

a strong police and military presence. over the. last of the good yeah. there are places all over afghanistan that are at risk. government ministries schools and in general places where a lot of people gather. that's where you tend to get suicide attackers. but so i try to stay away from places like that. was a war on. it's a very special day for afghans because this year in the penn state will see the men's national team play its 1st much at home in 5 years. and security concerns

meant they previously had to play in the neighboring tajikistan this. stadium medea bumps into some friends from a time when the women's national team. was promising hockey the stadium announcer welcomes the crowd the higher. before the much between afghanistan and palestine kicks off the treated to a performance by the singer our young aside. plus. the 3rd. was. planned. was. being

an internationally famous star the singer enjoys the liberty of performing without a head scarf. was well respected how are you i saw you from a mile away how will you tell. yes thanks and you. almost are you still coaching they dismissed me to why they used the school exams as an excuse. but and ok i have to go it was nice seeing you. take care and see you soon and good luck was it not i'm already late but i wanted to at least cheer on our men for

a bit ok get home safe thanks senior. monday good bye that long but i have to go now it's already gotten dark woman is my parents don't allow me to stay out any longer it. was out but it was good to be able to see the men's team and my friends. so much and isn't a draw. it's not just women's football that faces an uncertain future. the men's league is also suffering from a lack of sponsorship and supplies others no shortage of funds for tonight's game.

after in their fracking few days of waiting medina has finally received the go ahead for the friendly she's been planning except the venue will be in a remote neighborhood outside kabul and with no spectators. below promised as a cost to go to day hold it out in the chorus on area. how much. ok let's go get in. touch. hey you can only see my eyes in the picture. and this is. going to go all out. the solution is. play a song by morteza posh hi my god bless him. come on haha everyone i'll start crying i think this song will put us to sleep.

but i love this music. sometimes luck the solution. that was. good for this mission. to see who knows it. will not. cause. us to. us it. was hard up. close you. find. the song. mostly.

long. oh god if i'd known it was out so far i wouldn't have come today. comes wasn't next . after 2 hours on the road the young woman finally reached. the. top. pick. if you wait. too long. the players do not receive any financial support within the paid for the teams bolton kit out of her own pockets. any other costs have to be covered by the

players' parents. i. i. i. i the owner of the gym also coaches the home team he's been key making the game possible and on the management of that other manager honoring other football teams around here we live in a very traditional regional. game idea that's why there is no one else to play and no other teams the girls can compete against other than the mc in order to mitigate as when one is going on the subsequent. only. well we'll start with myself or is do not see me. and i'll be the 1st to be subbed off.

with. this i have a good feeling great where as ready as the national team. nice

one by hiring. nadia you're the best. guy. that. was. more human and you need to find each other faster and pass better in the field to even if we don't score we shouldn't concede any more. i could have scored more but i didn't want to demotivate the others and about my goals of them coming. did you score oh. my just the famous go machine didn't score out of sympathy for the other side.

my view not. as the country's number one player was a captain in top scorer in our national team that i've seen her play a few times and she's just the best. our team were close to playing at their level so i'm happy to push on and oh yeah. i know you must just getting here is a real challenge and i told the other girls that if i lived in a place like west i wouldn't be able to study or do training when i was good. i

mean the fact that they managed to turn up a tour for training now and again deserves huge respect. considering all that they can really play badly it's all. good. it's. good to. be doing this team enjoy a comfortable victory. what they'd also like to enjoy is regular much experience. try to maybe you can do this again once a month or even more often just like everyone would benefit to be benign you're going to quote those of thought i should know anything about and i'm quite sure that if i'm sure we can make it possible so. that it is difficult getting enough girls but we'll manage it somehow. that will be

a lot she's gonna see me out of. i . at 23 medina is in her prime playing age internationally. she's already had a few offers from clubs inside the country but has yet to sign a contract. no football. so i want to spend at least one year abroad and then bring the experience i'm able to gather there back home. about

a year. and that i want to be a good coach. that's basically what it comes down to. the desire to be a good coach me and what i believe is show of course you know human again what i've been shown should. make our hope is what we're doing will gradually help to change women here on the end of will have and then men to hold us. if i can change the mindset of just 3 people every day or even every year than i would be honored to have them.

on. sexism. industry makes lots of money with gender stereotypes. more and more women and men say that. some business is now making. conformity.

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