LONDON (REUTERS) - Zakia Khudadadi would have been the first woman to represent Afghanistan at a Paralympic Games when they start in Tokyo this month, but her dream has been shattered amid the country's turmoil.

The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee's London-based Chef de Mission Arian Sadiqi told Reuters on Monday (Aug 16) that the country's two athletes would not be able to attend the Games that commence on Aug 24.