An Afghan girl practice Taekwando, at a Gym in Kabul, Afghanistan, 22 November 2016. For nearly two decades during the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, sports and games including boxing, soccer, volleyball, kite flying, and chess had been banned as immoral and unlawful. During the Taliban regime it was forbidden for women to participate in such sports and games. The Taliban's Islamist regime was toppled by a US-led campaign in late 2001. (Photo by Jawad Jalali/EPA)
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