AdvertisementAfghan Female Boxers Strike A Blow For Girl PowerMay 28, 2012Ahmad ShafifacebookEmailSaber Sharifi has been recruiting and training female boxers in Afghanistan over the past five years. He has often faced resistance from the families of the girls, but there are now 30 boxers on the team, and one will be going to the London Olympics this summer. (Ahmad Shafi for NPR)