The Guardian (UK): The stop-start– or start-stop – story of the Afghanistan women’s cricket team has been sitting in the ICC’s to-do tray since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. It isn’t a straightforward issue, but no one can say that it has been at the top of the pile, with the governing
Barron’s: Afghanistan’s Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month, a spokesman for their sports department said. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited a squad of six Afghan athletes — three women and three men — in consultation with Afghanistan’s largely
Arab News: Fears of ‘lost generation,’ as education experts say ban has damaged Afghanistan’s entire social system. ‘Iqra’ campaign by Afghan activists gathers stories of young women denied access to formal schooling. Click here to read more (external link).
The Guardian (UK): The Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being gang-raped and tortured in a Taliban jail by armed men. There have been mounting reports that sexual violence is being inflicted on women and girls being held in detention in Afghanistan, but this video is believed to be
ESPN: Cricket Australia (CA) has reiterated that Australia will not play bilateral cricket with Afghanistan because of the Taliban government’s stance regarding the rights of women. CA chief executive Nick Hockley said that there has been “regular dialogue” with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on the matter, and hoped that the sides resume playing each
Afghanistan International: Zabihullah Mujahid, head of the Taliban delegation, urged participants of the third Doha meeting to release Afghanistan’s Central Bank reserves and lift financial and banking sanctions on the group. Mujahid emphasised that for the Doha process to be “meaningful,” an alternative to poppy cultivation should be financially supported. He also called for the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 30, 2024 Two days of UN-organized talks on international relations with Taliban-led Afghanistan were getting under way in the Qatari capital, Doha, on June 30, with the Taliban present for the first time — but rights groups expressed anger over the hard-line fundamentalist regime’s exclusion of women and its refusal to
By Faiza Ibrahimi Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 27, 2024 Afghan athletes face formidable hurdles under Taliban rule, particularly women, who are denied the chance to compete or even enter a gym. But when the Olympics open in Paris next month, Afghanistan will be represented by a team that epitomizes equality and global resistance to the Taliban’s
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 24, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban are touting a United Nations invitation to an international conference in Qatar later this month, viewing it as an acknowledgment of their administration’s growing significance globally. The two-day U.N. meeting between the Taliban and international envoys on Afghanistan is set for June 30 in Doha,
Tolo News: Residents of Yamgan district in Badakhshan said that due to the lack of medical centers and poor road conditions, maternal mortality in this district has increased. According to them, the lack of health facilities has caused at least five women to die during childbirth in each village every year. Click here to read