Ban? No ban? Afghan cricket chief offers hope to women athletes
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera speaks to Afghanistan’s cricket chief on the future of female athletes in the country after Taliban takeover.
Sport in Afghanistan faced an uncertain future following the Taliban’s takeover of the country in August this year.
Hundreds of athletes, especially female athletes, went into hiding or were evacuated from the country for fear of reprisal or being shunned by the new Taliban government.
Those outside the country feared the worst, having seen a complete ban on women’s sport when the armed group controlled Afghanistan from 1996 until the US-led invasion in 2001.
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