Australia Pull Out Of ODIs vs Afghanistan Over More Taliban Curbs On Girls

Australia pulled out of an upcoming one-day collection in opposition to Afghanistan within the United Arab Emirates on Thursday citing Taliban strikes to additional limit girls’s rights. The males’s staff have been as a result of face their Afghan counterparts in three video games, which kind a part of the ICC Super League, in March following a tour to India. But Cricket Australia mentioned that following consultations with stakeholders, together with the Australian authorities, it will not happen.

Cricket Australia is dedicated to supporting rising the sport for ladies and men around the globe, together with in Afghanistan, and can proceed to interact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved situations for ladies and ladies within the nation. pic.twitter.com/cgQ2p21X2Q

— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) January 12, 2023

“This decision follows the recent announcement by the Taliban of further restrictions on women’s and girls’ education and employment opportunities and their ability to access parks and gyms,” it mentioned in a press release.

“CA is committed to supporting growing the game for women and men around the world, including in Afghanistan.

“(We) will proceed to interact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved situations for ladies and ladies within the nation,” it added while thanking Canberra for its support.

Australia will forfeit 30 competition points for the series, which go towards World Cup qualification. But they have already secured automatic qualification to the 50-over tournament in India in October.

The Taliban regained control of the Asian nation in mid-2021 and immediately placed restrictions on female participation in sport.

The hardline Islamists have also barred teenage girls from secondary schools and last month banned women from attending universities, prompting global outrage.

More recently, women were told they could no longer work in Afghanistan’s aid sector.

Females have also been pushed out of many government jobs, prevented from travelling without a male relative, and ordered to cover up outside the home, ideally with a burqa.

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