2021 exodus Tha
Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) organized a women's national football team during the
Islamic Republic era. That national team played their last official match, a 0–5 loss to
Tajikistan, on 1 December 2018 at the
2018 CAFA Women's Championship. However following the takeover of Afghanistan by the
Taliban in August 2021, the national team players were evacuated out of the country. The Taliban has banned women's sports in the country including football. In March 2022, the exiled national team was admitted into
Football Victoria in
Australia as
Melbourne Victory FC AWT. In May 2022, an Afghan development side played a friendly against
non-FIFA team
Surrey in
Dorking,
England. The
Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has refused to recognize a women's national team; either consisting of diaspora or local players. Nevertheless, Afghan women has urged FIFA to allow them to play as a national team independent from the AFF.
Formation In May 2025, FIFA sanctioned the creation of a Afghanistan women's refugee team which would be allowed to compete in official tournaments. The program was due to run for one year under a pilot phase.
Pauline Hamill was appointed as head coach and was tasked to hold three identification camps prior to playing FIFA-approved friendlies in late 2025. Reportedly they were still unable to compete in international competitions.
FIFA Unites: Women's Series The Afghanistan refugee team, also known as Afghan Women United, made their debut in the four-nation "FIFA Unites: Women's Series" friendly tournament, originally scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates. However, the UAE refused to issue visas to the Afghan players and the tournament was moved to Morocco. They played against
Chad,
Tunisia, and
Libya and finished as third placers.
Afghanistan women's national team The team became eligible to represent Afghanistan starting from April 2026 following a meeting from the
FIFA Council. ==Results and fixtures==