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Afghanistan is a country often in the headlines for bad news - but it’s also a nation that refuses to be defined by the security challenges and violence that it faces. In this ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Minute series we’re exploring five things you might not know about the country - including the sports that have surged in popularity since the end of the Taliban’s rule in 2001. Sana Safi, an Afghan journalist and presenter for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Pashto has been talking to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Minute’s Tom Bayly. (Photo: Afghan girls play cricket in Herat on September 2, 2013. Credit: Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images)