![Khalida Popal, Afghanistan Football Pioneer: ‘If the Haters Couldn’t Stop Me, Trump Can’t’](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/eeee-1.jpg)
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The former Afghanistan captain Khalida Popal with current Afghanistan player Shabnam Mabarz, who is wearing the new head-to-toe outfit with an integrated hijab. Photograph: Jan M. Olsen/AP
![Khalida Popal, Afghanistan Football Pioneer: ‘If the Haters Couldn’t Stop Me, Trump Can’t’](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/eeee-1.jpg)
The former Afghanistan captain Khalida Popal with current Afghanistan player Shabnam Mabarz, who is wearing the new head-to-toe outfit with an integrated hijab. Photograph: Jan M. Olsen/AP