How the Afghan Women's Soccer Team Escaped the Taliban

The Journal. - A podcast by The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, members of the country's women's soccer team - once symbols of a new Afghanistan - knew they needed to escape. WSJ's Drew Hinshaw tells the story of how the team's former captain, Khalida Popal, hatched a daring plan for their evacuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices