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<title><![CDATA[Herat Female Taekwondo Coach Arrested by Taliban Amid Rising Crackdowns on Women]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RAWA NEWS: RAWA NEWS: Herat, Afghanistan &#8212; Khadija Ahmadzada, a 22-year-old Afghan athlete and women&#8217;s taekwondo coach, was detained by Taliban &#8220;morality&#8221; forces on January 10, 2026 while training female students at a hidden sports club in Herat&#8217;s Jebrail district, according to local sources. Ahmadzada &#8212; who has been involved in taekwondo as both a competitor and coach and is reported to have been a member of Afghanistan&#8217;s national taekwondo team]]></description>
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