The Shine in the news.

The Taliban Targeted Them. FIFA Saved Them. Houston Welcomed Them. Then They Were Left Behind.

By Dion Nissenbaum, photography by Christopher Lee.

Afghan refugees in the U.S. forge their own path on the soccer pitch

Zed — Afghan Women's Team in America: Kabul to Houston

U.S.-based Afghan refugees denied access to new Afghanistan women's soccer team

By Colin Millar.

Houston Shine FC's message to FIFA, 'Don't forget about us'

These Afghan women's soccer players fled the Taliban. They found a home in Houston.

By Danielle Lerner, photography by Elizabeth Conley.

Afghan women's soccer team holds first U.S. practice in Houston after fleeing from the Taliban