Posted on Sep 15, 2021
Afghanistan women's youth soccer team escapes to Pakistan
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Last week the deputy head of the Taliban's cultural commission, Ahmadullah Wasiq, cast doubt over the future of women's sport in the country when he said it was considered neither appropriate nor necessary in response to a question about the fate of the women's cricket team.
"In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this," Wasiq said.
"It is the media era, and there will be photos and videos, and then people watch it. Islam and the Islamic Emirate [Afghanistan] do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed."
Women were barred from participating in sports during the Taliban's last spell in power from 1996-2001.
Their departure is part of a wider exodus of Afghan sports and cultural stars amid fears of a crackdown on women's rights following the takeover of the country by the Taliban after foreign forces withdrew.
As well as the departure of the women's football teams, the country's biggest pop singer Aryana Sayeed and the famed film director Sahraa Karimi both left during the evacuation last month."...
..."Last week the deputy head of the Taliban's cultural commission, Ahmadullah Wasiq, cast doubt over the future of women's sport in the country when he said it was considered neither appropriate nor necessary in response to a question about the fate of the women's cricket team.
"In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this," Wasiq said.
"It is the media era, and there will be photos and videos, and then people watch it. Islam and the Islamic Emirate [Afghanistan] do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed."
Women were barred from participating in sports during the Taliban's last spell in power from 1996-2001.
Their departure is part of a wider exodus of Afghan sports and cultural stars amid fears of a crackdown on women's rights following the takeover of the country by the Taliban after foreign forces withdrew.
As well as the departure of the women's football teams, the country's biggest pop singer Aryana Sayeed and the famed film director Sahraa Karimi both left during the evacuation last month."...
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