mandy clark tonight has the story of one courageous group. for them, soccer is a whole lot more than a game. >> reporter: just by kicking the ball, these afghan women are taking on their fearest opponent it'sitait's taliban. when the taliban was in power, no woman was arb lowed to play sports, and female prisoners were publicly executed at the soccer stadium so having women take to the field is seen as a direct challenge to the militants. they practice every other day but rarely get to play matches in afghanistan. there's no afghan soccer league. these women play each other for fun. but this game can bring its own dangers with some of the women facing death threats. she quit for three months because of the taliban. "someone called my home number" she said. "he promised to kill me if i continued to play. i changed my enemy but i'm still scared." 19-year-old sajay sahar was told to stop playing by family friends but she didn't listen, either. she's the top scorer for the team but she really only has one goal in mind. >> my only wish is to be a

mandy clark, cbs news, bagram airfield, afghanistan. >> glor: the u.s. invasion of afghanistan came, of course, in response to the 9/11 attacks and so did the color-coded terror alert system. the alert level moved up and down about a dozen times but many people were never sure what to do about it. it's been four years since the level was last changed, and tonight, sharyl attkisson tells us the system's days are numbered. >> reporter: ten years after it was introduced, the befuddling system of color-coded terror alerts is about to get scrapped. since march 2002, the five- colored palette has attempted to guide americans on the likelihood of a terror attack from low-risk green to severe- risk red. the problem, is too many have found it meaningless. >> well, i don't think anybody really pays attention to it anyways. >> it's always what, orange, elevated? >> where are we at color chart- wise right now? ( laughter ) we're yellow. >> we're yellow. yes. >> reporter: in fact, the national threat level has been stuck at yellow since 2006. that translates to signi

. >>> thousands of miles away in afghanistan, a cbs news correspondent mandy clark reports, the u.s. military is making sure thanksgiving is not just another day on the battle front. >> happy thanksgiving! >> reporter: for a moment, at least, giving thanks in a war zone, it started early for american troops in afghanistan. a 10k turkey trot brought hundreds out at 5:00 a.m. >> have fun with my friends. >> that's all there is to do in afghanistan on thanksgiving. ♪ >> reporter: but in an only in afghanistan moment, a thanksgiving parade with pilgrims carrying guns, yes, even penguins were armed and there was a lot of christmas mixed into the floats. from the hand-carved decorations to the yams and pies, organizers to make the troops feel as close to home as possible this thanksgiving. >> i had turkey and ham. and also finished it off with some pecan pie. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador carl eikenbury visited the wounded. private young was injured. >> obviously be nice to be hom >> and that is your latest weather on this thanksgiving morning. back over to maggie. >> thanks. >>> turning to