The article reports on how Afghan soccer player Fatima, or Fati, and her teammates escaped the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan in 2021. Topics mentioned include their efforts to dig a hole to hide from the Taliban before escaping to Australia, accusation against Fati by the Taliban for defying Islam by playing a sport in public, and the decision of U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan in the spring of 2021.