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Afghanistan women's national basketball team

Afghanistan women's national basketball team

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For the men's team, see Afghanistan national basketball team.

Afghanistan women's national basketball team was formed by US troops after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.[2] The Afghanistan women's national basketball team was run by the Afghan Olympic Committee.[3] The team was disbanded following the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    Beaumont, Peter; Olmos, Antonio (7 June 2008). "Afghanistan's other voices: women's basketball team". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. [3]
    "U.S. basketball team set up so Afghan women can shoot hoops". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. [4]
    "How Knoxville became center to resettle Afghan women's basketball players fleeing Taliban". Knoxville News Sentinel. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.


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