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TIL Zakia Khudadadi was the first Afghan female sportsperson to participate in an international sporting event after the Taliban takeover when she competed in the 2021 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She publicly requested help in order to safely leave Afghanistan and take part at the Tokyo Paralympics

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