England will not boycott Afghanistan game despite Taliban ‘gender apartheid’
ECB chair condemns ‘oppression of women and girls’But no ‘unilateral’ action for the Champions Trophy tieEngland have confirmed they will play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy despite pressure to boycott the fixture in response to the Taliban’s violation of women’s rights in the country.Last month a cross-party group of 160 British MPs wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board urging it to withdraw the men’s national team from their group stage match against Afghanistan in Lahore on 26 February. Continue reading...
- ECB chair condemns ‘oppression of women and girls’
- But no ‘unilateral’ action for the Champions Trophy tie
England have confirmed they will play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy despite pressure to boycott the fixture in response to the Taliban’s violation of women’s rights in the country.
Last month a cross-party group of 160 British MPs wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board urging it to withdraw the men’s national team from their group stage match against Afghanistan in Lahore on 26 February. Continue reading...
