Afghanistan: abused soccer players silenced by claims of lesbianism

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“They were pushing and forcing the girls. Coercing them.”

Popal also accused [President of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuudin] Karim himself of beating a girl with a snooker cue and calling players lesbians to stop them speaking out.

“If they spoke out, no one would listen to them because being accused of being lesbian or gay in Afghanistan is a topic you don’t speak about and puts you and your family in a lot of danger,” she said.

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Update: Update: FIFA Bars Afghan Soccer Chief guilty of sexual assault and intimidation