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Determined to succeed: Afghan girls learn Wushu martial art

The girls said they would one day like to compete in international contests.

By :  amrit sadhana
Update: 2017-02-01 05:38 GMT
A group of ambitious girls Wushu team participated in a martial arts practice session on a snow-covered hillside in Kabul. Afghan members of a Wushu martial arts group led by trainer Sima Azimi (centre) pose for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop.
Afghan members of a Wushu martial arts group display their skills as they pose for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop overlooking Kabul.
Sima Azimi sees her reflection in a mirror as she prepares for a training session in Kabul.
Wushu has become an international sport and a World Wushu Championship is held every two years.
Afghan Wushu martial arts trainer Sima Azimi takes part in a training session in Kabul.
Wushu is derived from the traditional Chinese martial art such as Kung Fu.
A girl poses for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop, overlooking Kabul.
Azimi learnt Wushu martial arts while living as a refugee in Iran.
20-year-old Azimi trains dozens of Afghan girls at a Wushu club in Kabul.
Members of a Wushu martial arts group display their skills as they pose for a photograph.
Afghan members of a Wushu martial arts group take part in a training session in Kabul.
Afghanistan's first female Wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 - 20 at a Wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran.
The girls said they would one day like to compete in international contests.

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