Women in Afghanistan have been banned from sports since Taliban regained control in 2021; Women cricketers have urged the ICC for help to form a refugee team with Amnesty International now adding support. Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing
I agree but feel like the other side of the argument needs to be made.
If the ICC takes this stance the Afghani government will make the men’s team an exile team as well or shut them down.
The reasoning behind keeping the men’s team in place is diplomacy. Keeping one of the VERY few cultural ties to an isolationist govt open.