There are hundreds of sportsmen and women evacuating Afghanistan In the same month as the ICC awarding Test and ODI status, US President Joe Biden announced that the United States would be withdrawing its military presence in Afghanistan to end its “longest war”. Just under a year ago, 25 women had been given contracts to represent Afghanistan in internationals and less than six moths ago, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had awarded permanent Test and One Day Internationals (ODI) status to the Afghanistan women’s team. These latest developments have effectively stamped out this glimmering promise. Significant improvements had been made in developing sides capable of competing on the highest stages in both the men’s and women’s game. Just under a year ago, 25 women had been given contracts to represent AfghanistanĬricket is the national sport of Afghanistan and, in recent years, has produced some of the finest players in the world. On September 8th, the deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural commission, Ahmadullah Wasiq, announced the Taliban government’s intention to ban Afghan women from playing sport in what felt like an unfortunate inevitability. Women in Afghanistan will be prohibited from participating in sport under the new Taliban government as it is deemed “unnecessary” for them to do so.
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