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"Oslo, Norway - In a sprawling underground martial arts training centre in the
Haugerud neighbourhood in Norway’s capital, Oslo, Qudsia Khalili steps onto the
judo mat and comes face-to-face with her training partner.
The partner, a stern-looking Norwegian woman with tightly braided hair, grabs
the young Afghan by the collar of her blue judogi - the sport's traditional
uniform - and violently whips her off balance.
Khalili lands on the mat with a tremendous thud.
The sound echoes across the dimly lit cavernous training hall.
Members of the national Norwegian judo team, who are training in the same room,
look over, concerned, but Khalili stands up, brushes herself off and continues.
Though unassuming and soft-spoken, the 22-year-old transforms into a formidable
fighting force the moment she steps onto a judo mat.
While Khalili and her opponent spar, in the corner of the room, a phone is
propped up against a solitary pillar broadcasting the session over WhatsApp.
Farhad Hazrati, who used to be the coach of Afghanistan's women's judo team
before the Taliban regime disbanded it in 2021, picks up the phone and smiles
at the on-screen display which shows three women earnestly watching the
session.
They are part of a secretly held training session in Afghanistan, where women
hiding in walled compounds are still learning from their agile, conscientious
coach who is now a world away."
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