The team was formed in 2007 by the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee with players drawn from among selected school girls in Kabul.

[9] In May 2010, Danish sports brand Hummel International sponsored male, female and youth teams of Afghanistan.

FIFPro and Popal worked with authorities in six countries, including Australia, the US, and the UK, to get athletes and their families airlifted out of Afghanistan.

[24] The CAFF released a statement inviting players based outside the country to play for the women's national team.

The AFF released another statement that it would not allow any players based abroad to represent the country or intend to organize a women's national team at all due to the laws of the Taliban.