Shamila Kohestani is an Afghan footballer, and the former captain of the Afghanistan women's national football team. She attended boarding school in the United States at
Blair Academy
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Blairstown, New Jersey
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Kohestani traveled to the United States in 2004 as part of a football clinic hosted by Afghan Youth Sports Exchange, a program founded by Awista Ayub. In early 2006, she participated in the program's clinic in Kabul. In 2006 she attended the Julie Foudy Soccer Leadership Academy (JFSLA) in
Hightstown, New Jersey
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