What is the background to calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott?
England will play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday, 26 February in Pakistan.It is a fixture that has caused ...
The Afghan women's team who will not be silenced
The Afghanistan Women's XI played their first match after an evacuation likened to "a Jason Bourne movie", led by three women ...
Three years after fleeing Taliban rule, Afghanistan women's cricket team reunites for match
Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team reunited after three years in exile due to the Taliban’s takeover and played a charity ...
BBC on MSN13d
Afghan cricketers play first match since fleeing Taliban
before the Women's Ashes Test between Australia and England at the nearby Melbourne Cricket Ground. More than 20 members of ...
Afghanistan cricket: Women's side play first cricket match since fleeing country after Taliban rule
The exiled Afghanistan womens cricket team faced Cricket Without Borders XI in Melbourne at the Junction Oval on Thursday; Afghanistans coach has said the historic fixture is more important than ever ...
Afghanistan cricket: Women's team remain hopeful after making history at exhibition match in Australia
The Afghanistan womens cricket team represented their country for the first time in three years at the Junction Oval in ...
The Diplomat12d
Afghan Women’s Cricket Team Makes Their Debut – in Melbourne
The first match by the Afghan women’s cricket team is placing the Taliban under additional diplomatic pressure.
Khaama Press11d
Amnesty calls for support of Afghanistan women’s Cricket Team
Amnesty International has called on the cricket world to support the Afghanistan Women’s National Cricket Team in playing at higher levels. The organization welcomed the return of the Afghanistan ...
The Week7h
Taliban to take control of Afghan embassy in New Delhi? Najib Shaheen could be Islamic Emirate's envoy
The latest talks on reopening the Afghan embassy follow close on the heels of the meeting between Afghanistan’s acting ...
WCA CEO Advocates For A “Systematic” Way To Support Afghanistan Women’s Team
WCA CEO suggests systematic ways to support the Afghan women’s cricket team as they play their first cricket match in three ...
The Daily Telegraph19d
I want England to play Afghanistan at cricket – says teenage girl living under Taliban rule
Hashimi is one of 130 people connected to cricket who were evacuated from Afghanistan when the Taliban regained power and brought to Canberra and Melbourne. Many of the national team players burnt ...
NDTV12d
Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan ... as the Taliban took over in August 2021, escaping a hardline stance that essentially banned women's sport and education. Most of the national women's cricket side settled as ...