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Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match

Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of women

The Guardian - UK

Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai To Visit Native Pakistan For Girls' Summit

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls' education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.

International Business Times

Please don’t throw Jos Buttler under bus over Afghanistan issue – Steve Harmison

The ECB has been urged to make a stand against the Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights.

The Independent UK

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India holds highest-level talks with Taliban over security concerns, trade and aid

Previously, India has only sent officials at the joint secretary level to Kabul to engage with the former militant group which now holds power in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Guantanamo Detainees Fate Hangs In Balance

Explore the Biden administration's efforts to resolve Guantanamo detainee cases and negotiate with the Taliban, reflecting on the legacy of post-9/11 natio...

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Peter Hain urges South Africa to protest Afghanistan game at Champions Trophy

The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has called on Cricket South Africa to challenge the ban on women’s and girl’s cricket in Afghanistan before next month’s Champions Trophy

The Guardian - UK

Afghan female Olympian urges England cricketers to boycott Champions Trophy game

Friba Rezayee says female athletes are treated as if they do not exist in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

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Brickbat: Window Pain

The Taliban has banned windows in residential buildings to prevent people from seeing women inside. The ban specifically covers windows… The post Brickbat: Window Pain appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

US Offers Guantanamo Prisoner In Exchange For Detained Americans

US negotiating with Taliban to secure release of three Americans detained in Afghanistan. Biden administration actively working to bring them home.

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UK Government Urges Cricket Chiefs To 'Deliver On Own Rules' After Afghanistan Boycott Calls

The UK government says the International Cricket Council should "deliver on their own rules" relating to women's participation as the England men's team resist calls to boycott their upcoming match against Afghanistan.

International Business Times

White House reportedly negotiating with Taliban to swap Americans for alleged bin Laden ally held in Guantanamo Bay

Three American men have been held by the Taliban since 2022

The Independent UK

Downing Street asks ICC to ‘deliver on own rules’ over Afghanistan boycott calls

The terms of ICC membership have been directly breached by the abolition of women’s sport in Afghanistan.

Evening Standard

Biden Administration Negotiating Prisoner Swap For Detained Americans In Afghanistan

Biden administration negotiates with Taliban for potential prisoner swap involving Americans in Afghanistan and Guantanamo detainee.

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Dignity and humanity of Afghan women must be worth more than game of cricket

The Taliban uses the success of its men’s team as propaganda – cricket’s powerbrokers should pursue a collective boycott

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UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy

In response, ECB proposes an ‘ICC-wide’ action against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s crackdown on women.

The Independent UK

England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’

England are set to face Afghanistan in Lahore, Pakistan on 26 February

Reason

Was the Las Vegas Bombing a Case of the Afghan War Coming Home?

Matthew Livelsberger’s alleged manifesto highlights an infamous U.S. drug raid.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn call on England to boycott Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan

England are due to face Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February

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The Independent UK

Politicians urge ECB to boycott England’s Champions Trophy game with Afghanistan

Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence

The threat marks an escalation in the group’s fight against the Pakistani military, warn analysts.

The Guardian - UK

Visit Afghanistan, land of culture, cricket and women closeted in their own homes

Specialist travel companies are using euphemisms to avoid the gender apartheid

The Guardian - US

The Baldoni-Lively legal battle has depressing echoes of Depp v Heard

The It Ends With US wrangling is becoming increasingly nasty – we live in a world where the powerful can ‘bury’ their enemies

The Conversation

Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy

When the Taliban fell from power in Afghanistan in 2001, women were once again allowed to go to school after being banned since 1996. I, along with World Bank education expert Raja Bentaouet Kattan and American University economist Rafiuddin Najam, analyzed the economic benefit of this societal change, using data…

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ISIS Threat Resurgence In Wake Of Recent Global Events

The New Year's Day attack in New Orleans underscores the ongoing threat of ISIS and the need for strategic measures to prevent its resurgence.

The Independent UK

Exams fail to show how well Send children can perform at school

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