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Kabul: The Taliban have approved Afghanistan’s first cricket Test since their takeover, saying the Afghan team can play alongside other international teams.
The Taliban proposal has raised hopes that the game will continue as usual under the terror group. Notably, organized sport was banned under the previous Taliban regime. Responding to questions by SBS Pashto on Tuesday, Ahmadullah Wasiq, the deputy head of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, indicated that the terrorist group supported its staging, adding that all previously held matches “will continue without interruption”. , And [the Afghan team] Can play with other international teams.”
“In the future, we want to have good relations with all countries,” he said.
“When good relations are established, Afghan players can go [to Australia] And they can come here.”
Recently, Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan, which was scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka on Friday, was postponed indefinitely as the war-torn country descended into chaos last month.
On August 15, the terrorist group captured Kabul and the country’s democratic government fell.
A Cricket Australia spokesperson said it was still moving forward on plans for the Test, which is set to begin in Hobart on 27 November. “It is goodwill between CA and the Afghanistan Cricket Board to conduct the match, which takes place immediately after the ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, in which the Afghanistan team is scheduled to play,” the spokesperson said. “CA will continue to work with the Australian and Tasmanian governments before planning the arrival of the Afghanistan team later this year.”
Despite Taliban assurances to male cricketers in the country, the future of the women’s program remains unclear.
Last month, Taliban leaders met with board players and officials and “hoped that the Afghan national cricket team, which has always made achievements in Afghanistan, will continue these successes and achievements”.
The withdrawal of the Taliban has caused fear among Afghans and the international community. Reviving the memories of the terrorist group of the last term in power.
During the first regime, the Taliban enforced their own harsh interpretation of Islamic law. Most forms of entertainment were banned – including many sports – and stadiums doubled as public execution venues.
The games allowed by the Taliban were strictly controlled and only for men to play and watch.
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