:quality(80):focal(-5x-5:5x5)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/estadao/5GGEQF6VK5PHJOYYF2NZDHI3WA.jpg "Afghan footballers are transported to the UK with the help of Kim Kardashian")
Thirty-five players from Afghanistan women's national team And their families, numbering 130 people, are threatened in their country by the regime’s return to powerTalibanHe arrived in the United Kingdom on Thursday on a flight funded by the American businessman Kim kardashian.
The athletes, who missed the flight to Kabul in August, lived in fear in Afghanistan with their families after the Taliban seized power.
They landed on Thursday at London's Stansted Airport, according to ROKiT, which helped them leave Afghanistan. According to the British PA agency, the athletes were evacuated to the United Kingdom on a flight funded by socialite Kim Kardashian.
Seo Ann Gil, CEO of the ROKiT Foundation, said she was deeply moved by the courage of these girls, adding that she hoped the “football family” would help them with this “second chance in their lives.”
The young players received support from Leeds United, whose owner Andrea Radrizzani said in a statement that he was “delighted” with the team’s arrival in the United Kingdom.
He added: “This shows the power of football and sport in general, as a force for good and how the football community is able to cooperate and mobilize to save lives.”
Leeds suggested welcoming these players into the youth ranks to give them a “prosperous future.”
A UK Government spokesperson said: “Like other people we have brought to the UK from Afghanistan, the girls in the Afghan Women’s Team will be warmly welcomed, supported and accommodated.”
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