The Taliban have informed that Afghan women are no longer allowed to participate in sports or face penalties.
This is a new measure binding on Afghan women. After having imposed the niqab at the university, having prohibited them from playing a musical instrument, and having announced that they will have to go out with a chaperone; the Taliban have once again restricted the rights of Afghan women. From now on, they will no longer be able to practice a sport. The reason ? It would be against religion. “They might be faced with a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this. It’s the age of media, and there will be photos and videos, and then people will look at them. Islam and the Islamic Emirate do not allow women to play cricket or to practice the kind of sport in which they are exposed ”government official Ahmadullah Wasiq told Australian TV station SBS. He claimed that the practice of sport for Afghan women was not “Neither necessary nor appropriate”.
The disturbing announcement came after a question about a game of cricket, a popular sport there, between Afghanistan and Australia. He felt that he “Is not necessary for women to play cricket”. The players of the Afghan team will therefore no longer be able to practice their sport and those who still try to do so will have “punished”. Sanctions that have already targeted young footballers who have been abused by the Taliban.
Female athletes try to flee Afghanistan
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