The subjects of Marie Margoluis’ new documentary, “Ayenda,” (premiering August 27th at 10pm ET/PT on MSNBC, and the following day on Peacock) are the teenage players on the Afghan National Women’s Youth Football team, and the Canadian-Afghan soccer captain named Farkhunda Muhtaj who orchestrated their daring escape from Afghanistan. Marie joins me to discuss the intricacies of the girls’ rescue from their homeland after Kabul fell to the Taliban in the summer of 2021, the terrifying family sacrifices these young athletes were forced to make, and the hope they kept alive in the face of uncertainty and the looming threat of death.

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