The captain of Afghanistan’s wheelchair basketball team has found a new home and a new club in Spain. Nilofar Bayat, who fled Afghanistan with the help of the Spanish government after the Taliban took over, will be living and playing in the city of Bilbao.
Afghan Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Nilofar Bayat, centre left and her husband arrive at the Torrejon military base just outside Madrid, Spain, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. Spain has flown more people from Afghanistan on its second flight as part of the evacuation process.
The Bidaideak Bilbao club said Thursday that Bayat and her husband, Ramish Naik Zai, who is also a player, are expected to start practicing with the rest of the squad next month. The club, the current Spanish champion, is waiting for their paperwork to be taken care of so it can register them with the local federation.
The Taliban promised to return Afghanistan to security and pledged they won’t seek revenge on those who opposed them or defended human rights in the past, though many Afghans remain skeptical.
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