Manoozh Noori and her teammates defied Taliban restrictions to play in their first international tournament in Morocco

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Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: play football.

Noori, 22, fled the country where the United Nations say authorities have implemented "gender apartheid" and has been playing in a team of Afghan refugee women taking part in a first-of-its-kind tournament in Morocco.

"I had ask

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