Afghanistan, International Cricket Council and England

I’m an Afghan sportswoman – this is why England should boycott cricket match
But even Khalida Popal – the former captain of the country’s national football team and one of Afghanistan’s most vocal proponents for change – admits that she’s shocked at the extent that governing bodies such as the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Fifa have been complicit in marginalising women’s sport in the country.
Women's rights activists call for England to forfeit championship cricket match to Afghanistan
Women's rights activists have called for England's cricket team to forfeit its championship match against Afghanistan in February.
UK Government Urges Cricket Chiefs To 'Deliver On Own Rules' After Afghanistan Boycott Calls
The UK government says the International Cricket Council should "deliver on their own rules" relating to women's participation as the England men's team resist calls to boycott their upcoming match against Afghanistan.
Why are there calls for England to boycott its cricket match against Afghanistan?
England's cricket team has come under pressure to withdraw from its match against Afghanistan as a moral objection to the Taliban’s assault on women’s rights. | ITV National News
England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match - MP
England's men's players have the "power" to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, says Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.
UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match over treatment of women
A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country's cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban's crackdown on women.
England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’
England’s cricket authorities have rejected calls to boycott an upcoming match against Afghanistan in the ICC Champions Trophy over the Taliban’s oppression of women and girls. Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),
England urged to boycott Afghanistan match by British politicians
A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand
England cricket team have right to boycott Afghanistan match in CT 2025: UK Labour MP
The England cricket team have the right to boycott the match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 in response to the Taliban government's steps to curb women's rights in the South Asian country,
ECB rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan match in 2025 Champions Trophy
England had been urged by British MPs to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a moral stand against the Taliban's oppression of women

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