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"Team Omid Shahid Mazari" Withdraws From a Tournament in Balkh Following Taliban Pressure to Change Its Name

The “Omid Shahid Mazari Futsal Team” has announced that it has withdrawn from participating in a four-team futsal tournament in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, following pressure from Taliban sports officials to remove the name “Shahid Mazari” from the team’s title. The team also issued a statement saying that it had suspended its activities “until further notice.” The team’s statement reads: “We built this team with love, hope, a…
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The “Omid Shahid Mazari Futsal Team” has announced that it has withdrawn from participating in a four-team futsal tournament in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, following pressure from Taliban sports officials to remove the name “Shahid Mazari” from the team’s title. The team also issued a statement saying that it had suspended its activities “until further notice.” The team’s statement reads: “We built this team with love, hope, a…

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روزنامه اطلاعات روز broke the news on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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