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