Australia have cancelled their t20 series against Afghanistan over Taliban’s restrictions on women in sport. We take a look at the story, and the situation that the Australian cricket board have faced.
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00:00 A second Australian men's cricket series against Afghanistan in as many years has been postponed
00:08 due to the country's poor record on human rights for women and girls.
00:12 Australia had already cancelled the one-day international series to be played in the United
00:16 Arab Emirates in March 2023 due to a marked deterioration on the treatment of females
00:22 in the country.
00:23 And it was hoped that a three-match series would be given the green light to take place
00:28 in August this year.
00:30 However, it is the third time Australia has refused to play Afghanistan since the Taliban
00:35 regained control of the Asian nation in 2021 and immediately imposed restrictions on female
00:41 participation in sport.
00:43 The government's advice is that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting
00:48 worse, a statement read.
00:51 For this reason, we have maintained our previous position and will postpone the bilateral series
00:56 against Afghanistan.
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