Football’s world governing physique FIFA mentioned on Friday it has evacuated almost 100 members of the “football family”, together with feminine gamers, from Afghanistan after “complicated negotiations” and with the help of Qatar.
The Taliban’s occupation of the conflict-torn nation in August this yr necessitated the evacuation, particularly of feminine soccer gamers.
“FIFA can confirm, after complex negotiations, that it has evacuated nearly 100 members of the football family, including female players, from Afghanistan with the support of Qatar,” the world physique mentioned.
“FIFA would like to express its sincere thanks to the Government of Qatar for facilitating wider discussions and ensuring the safe passage of these individuals, who are considered most at risk,” it mentioned.
The evacuated folks have been dropped at Doha on a Qatar Airways constitution flight from Kabul. Qatar is about to host the Men’s World Cup subsequent yr.
In September, members of the Afghan girls’s youth soccer staff fled to Pakistan, however many others have been trapped in the course of the turmoil ensuing from the Taliban takeover.
The risky scenario was additional aggravated by suicide assaults outdoors the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, which killed a number of Afghans making an attempt to flee the nation.
“The FIFA leadership has been coordinating closely with the Government of Qatar since August on the group’s evacuation, and will continue to work closely on the safe evacuation of further members of the sporting family in the future,” the FIFA assertion mentioned. promised extra such evacuations from the war-torn nation.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
