As athletes and activists, the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team faced danger under Taliban rule. So the Australian government welcomed them — all 75 athletes, officials, and relatives — to seek refuge within its borders.

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Please don't praise Australia for a PR Stunt. Australia is known for horrible human rights atrocities against asylum seekers. The fact that we bring in a sports team while thousands of refugees are locked up and treated worse than criminals is just par for the course with this fucked up nation.