Updated: September 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Afghan football fans celebrate
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
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
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
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
A car carrying players of the Afghan team and showing off the trophy is surrounded by fans in Kabul. S Sabawoon / EPA