The stories of afghan women athletes are stories of our humanity.

Across decades of conflict, political upheaval, and gender barriers, Afghan women defied extraordinary odds to play — and win.

From the football pitches of Kabul to the taekwondo mats of Herat, they built quiet revolutions in gyms, playgrounds, and stadiums across the country. Today, Afghanistan’s athletes are scattered across the globe. The women and girls that remain in Afghanistan live under the Taliban regime’s harsh implementation of gender apartheid. Their history, and their legacy, is at risk from erasure.

Afghan Women Sport’s Archive is a creative archive project to preserve, document, and celebrate Afghan women in sports through a living archive of photographs, film, oral histories, and artifact, led by Afghan women themselves.

We are creating the world’s first archive and storytelling and research center dedicated to the history of Afghan women in sports.

You can support the project in several ways.

Follow and support the project on Patreon to help build the archive and be part of the storytelling community: online and in-person storytelling and behind the scenes content.

Message us if you are an athlete that competed in Afghanistan and want to contribute your story to the archive. We are beginning to record oral histories from women across twenty sports, and gathering witness statements from those who documented the birth and development of these sports.

The longterm support of partners and sponsors are needed. We can accept donations through our US registered nonprofit partner the Tawana Organization. Please contact us directly for more information.