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Banned Afghan women to play in Australia

Updated on: 30 January,2025 06:28 AM IST  |  Melbourne
AP , PTI |

It will bring together 21 ex-Afghani international players who were banned from playing the sport after the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021

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An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in a match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.
 
It will bring together 21 ex-Afghani international players who were banned from playing the sport after the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021.


Since fleeing Afghanistan, the players moved to Australia, plying their trade in local club competitions.


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