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Taliban congratulate Afghan cricket team on defeating Scotland

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The taliban apparently are deciding on religious belief versus any good publicity for their government by letting women play cricket.

I know, religion is important but so is cricket.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/378125-t20-world-cup-taliban-afghan-cricket-team-scotland

KABUL: The Taliban have congratulated the Afghan cricket team after they defeated Scotland by 130 runs in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup.

It should be recalled that after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August, the cricket team briefly faced the possibility of being banned from the tournament if the women's game was discontinued.

However, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Azizullah Fazli later clarified that the Taliban-led government has not "officially" banned women's sport, especially cricket, as he turned down speculation's about the newly formed setup having problems with female participation in sports.

Regarding the preparations of the Afghanistan men's cricket team for the T20 World Cup, Fazli had said the team had been training for the last two months, even after the group took over Kabul. "They said they support cricket and are fully behind the development of the game."

Fazli had said the Taliban had assured him there would be "no political interference" in cricket and other sports.
 
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