"The village where I come from, they support women fighters," Anita Karim told AFP. "But when I started MMA, they had no awareness of this sport."
Afghanistan's Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said in a statement on Wednesday.
Combat sports are booming around the world but in France increasingly draw the attention of intelligence services hunting potential jihadists.
"The village where I come from, they support women fighters," Anita Karim told AFP. "But when I started MMA, they had no awareness of this sport."
Afghanistan's Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said in a statement on Wednesday.
Combat sports are booming around the world but in France increasingly draw the attention of intelligence services hunting potential jihadists.
