“谢谢你,葡萄牙”!阿富汗国家女子足球队庆祝抵葡
阿富汗国家女子足球队队长法尔昆达·穆赫塔吉(Farkhunda Muhtaj)表示: “葡萄牙是一个了不起的国家,影响了这么多女孩的生活,以多种方式支持我们并为这些女孩提供庇护…你们永远是我们的英雄,谢谢你,葡萄牙!”
阿富汗国家女子足球队的队员们在里斯本庆祝了抵达葡萄牙一周。在获得庇护的葡萄牙登陆一周后,女孩们已经在努力去学葡萄牙语了。几个星期以来,她们在阿富汗等待音信,最终得以乘坐包机离开,而里斯本,也成为他们的目的地和新家。阿富汗国家女子足球队队长法尔昆达·穆赫塔吉(Farkhunda Muhtaj)在过去几周,从加拿大的家中,与队员们保持远程沟通,同时努力帮助安排救援。她告诉美联社:“她们离开了家园,把一切都抛在了身后”。
自从美国从阿富汗撤军以来,这群14到16岁的女孩和她们的家人一直试图离开。她们十分担心塔利班统治下的生活,而这种担心不仅仅是因为塔利班禁止女人和女孩参加体育运动,更是因为,她们本身就是女性人权的倡导者,和聚光灯下的那一群人。
美联社引述美国中央情报局前成员和空军退伍军人尼克·麦金利的话说,这项名为“足球行动”的救援任务,得到了前军事和情报官员、美国参议员克里斯·库恩斯、美国盟友和人道主义组织组成的国际联盟的帮助,后者与塔利班进行协调。救援工作一度很困难,难点在于人数:80人当中,包括26名青年团队成员,成人,儿童,婴儿。现在,他们都安然无恙,期待着回到足球场上。也许,她们会遇到葡萄牙球星罗纳尔多。
Saving Afghanistan's women footballers one player at a time.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 27, 2021
Khalida Popal, the former captain of Afghanistan's women's football team, has worked tirelessly since the fall of Kabul to evacuate the team's players, who are under threat from the Taliban*****O7KrfPM2Xo pic.twitter.com/xEBpdIztpA
A Houstonian, who was a former coach for the Afghan Women's National Football team, is working tirelessly to get the players and their families to safety. *****BsMFcAp298
— FOX26Houston (@FOX26Houston) August 25, 2021
A Marine veteran joined forces with five other women worldwide to help pull off the escape of dozens of female soccer players from the Afghan national team to Australia, along with relatives and team staff.*****TQBgVIfRZp
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) August 27, 2021
Incredible news: A large group of #AfghanWomen athletes have evacuated the country & will take refuge in #Australia.
— Sport & Rights Alliance (@Sport_Rights) August 24, 2021
“Women's football is a family & we must make sure everyone is safe." @khalida_popal
Full statement from @FIFPRO *****bv8IBg7eqU pic.twitter.com/JQssslsjQT