Afghan women’s basketball star safe in Spain
By AFP
25 August 2021 |
7:03 am
As captain of Afghanistan's wheelchair basketball team and a women's rights activist, Nilofar Bayat fled for her life when the Taliban took over, seeking safety in Spain where she hopes to soon be back on the court.
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