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Protesters outside Lord's Cricket Ground in London demonstrating against England's cricket match against Afghanistan in a Champions Trophy match, as female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed in Afghanistan since the Tailban returned to power in 2021, February 25, 2025
THE England and Wales Cricket Board will take a leading role in a new global initiative to support the displaced women’s cricketers of Afghanistan, it was announced today.
Many of the country’s leading female players have been forced into exile by the effective outlawing of women’s sport by the Taliban regime.
There has been growing political pressure for action at International Cricket Council level, with the continued presence of an Afghanistan men’s team at world events flying in the face of governing body’s own rules around equality and participation.
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