Afghan women cricketers reunite in 1st game

Fleeing the Taliban: former Afghan journalist shares his journey two years after fleeing his home country
In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was bombed on his way home.
Three years after fleeing Taliban rule, Afghanistan women's cricket team reunites for match
Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team reunited after three years in exile due to the Taliban’s takeover and played a charity match in Melbourne. Team captain Nahida Sapan hopes the match will spark a movement for change.
Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban
The Afghanistan Cricket Board made a significant stride in November 2020 when it handed 25 promising women cricketers professional contracts.
Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday.
Exiled but not forgotten: Afghan women’s cricket team reunites in Australia after fleeing Taliban rule
Afghanistan's women's cricket team played their first match in three years on 30 January, reuniting in Melbourne for a charity fixture after fleeing the Taliban's rule. Captain Nahida Sapan described the occasion as more than just a game, calling it "a movement for change."
Afghanistan cricket: Women's side play first cricket match since fleeing country after Taliban rule
The exiled Afghanistan womens cricket team faced Cricket Without Borders XI in Melbourne at the Junction Oval on Thursday; Afghanistans coach has said the historic fixture is more important than ever
I want England to play Afghanistan at cricket – says teenage girl living under Taliban rule
There is growing pressure on England to boycott February’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, but for those living under Taliban rule cricket provides “a moment of peace in a lifetime of struggles”.
Cricket-Afghan refugees bat for recognition and women's rights in Melbourne match
A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women's Ashes test on Thursday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.
Afghan cricketers ready to represent ‘millions of women’ in Australia exhibition match
Afghanistan female cricketers said Thursday's exhibition match in Australia will be a "historic moment" and that the team will "represent millions of women" back home denied their rights. The Afghan team reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game against a Cricket Without Borders XI at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.
Germany's lessons from Afghanistan: Bundestag takes stock
The German parliament wanted to know why the 20-year Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan was a failure and what lessons could ...
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Rubio Threatens To Put ‘Very Big’ Bounty on Taliban Leaders After Reports of More Americans Than Previously Known Being Held in Afghanistan
The warning comes after the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans. Secretary of State Rubio is ...
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Trump 2.0 and the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Afghanistan, now under the Taliban, is no longer a conflict begging to be solved with a deal. It needs a more nuanced ...
Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans detained in Afghanistan
A Taliban ambassador is warning new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after he said he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention of U.S.
WCA CEO Advocates For A “Systematic” Way To Support Afghanistan Women’s Team
WCA CEO suggests systematic ways to support the Afghan women’s cricket team as they play their first cricket match in three ...
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Taliban at the Helm: Afghanistan’s Foreign Aid Crisis
How can the international community ensure that aid reaches the needy without empowering the Taliban or helping them ...
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World Cricketers Association calls out 'random and inconsistent' support for Afghanistan women
Global cricket needs to move away from "random and inconsistent," outbursts of support for Afghanistan's exiled women's ...
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Ryan Corbett, Dansville man held captive by Taliban, is being debriefed in Texas
Ryan Corbett, the Dansville father of three who the Taliban held captive in Afghanistan for two and a half years, is expected ...