Friday, May 6, 2016

Nadim's path: From Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to Portland (The Associated Press)

This is an April 20, 2016 photo showing Portland Thorns soccer player Nadia Nadim during a training session in Portland, Ore. Nadim's journey has taken her from Afghanistan to Denmark and finally to Portland, Oregon. The one constant after fleeing the Taliban and creating a new life has been soccer and now her career as a forward for Denmark's national team and the NWSL's Thorns. (Jamie Goldberg/The Oregonian via AP) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO LOCAL INTERNET; THE MERCURY OUT; WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Soccer is the one constant in Nadia Nadim's life since fleeing the Taliban as a young girl. Later it gave her a sense of belonging as a refugee, and then national pride when she donned the jersey of her adopted Denmark. Now it's a career in Portland, Oregon, thousands of miles from where she started.


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