• Members of the Afghan national football team pose for a photograph on their return to Kabul. Ahmad Jamshid / AP Photo
    Members of the Afghan national football team pose for a photograph on their return to Kabul. Ahmad Jamshid / AP Photo
  • Afghan women celebrate their team's 2-0 victory over India, the dominant force in South Asian football. Shah Marai / AFP Photo
    Afghan women celebrate their team's 2-0 victory over India, the dominant force in South Asian football. Shah Marai / AFP Photo
  • Thousands piled into the Olympic Stadium in Kabul to celebrate with their footballers.
    Thousands piled into the Olympic Stadium in Kabul to celebrate with their footballers.
  • Afghans gather to greet the country's returning heroes. S Sabawoon / EPA
    Afghans gather to greet the country's returning heroes. S Sabawoon / EPA
  • Fans turned out in thousands to cheer the team as the win moved Afghanistan up seven places in the FIFA world rankings, from 139 last month to 132. It is the first time Afghanistan have reached such a position in global football. S Sabawoon / EPA
    Fans turned out in thousands to cheer the team as the win moved Afghanistan up seven places in the FIFA world rankings, from 139 last month to 132. It is the first time Afghanistan have reached such a position in global football. S Sabawoon / EPA
  • Afghanistan's first international football title sent tens of thousands of joyous Afghans onto the streets. Omar Sobhani / Reuters
    Afghanistan's first international football title sent tens of thousands of joyous Afghans onto the streets. Omar Sobhani / Reuters
  • Afghan football fans climb an electrical pole to celebrate winning the South Asian Football Federation championship. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    Afghan football fans climb an electrical pole to celebrate winning the South Asian Football Federation championship. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • Players of the Afghan team wave to fans. S Sabawoon / EPA
    Players of the Afghan team wave to fans. S Sabawoon / EPA
  • A car carrying players of the Afghan team and showing off the trophy is surrounded by fans in Kabul. S Sabawoon / EPA
    A car carrying players of the Afghan team and showing off the trophy is surrounded by fans in Kabul. S Sabawoon / EPA

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In pictures: Afghan football fans celebrate

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