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Thunderboltscoot t1_j4271gc wrote

The only shock i read in this is the taliban allows a cricket team that goes abroad

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StyrofoamTuph t1_j42qds5 wrote

I’m an American who went down a rabbit hole around a year ago learning how cricket was played and how the international game looks today, and the Wikipedia page for cricket in Afghanistan is particularly interesting. Essentially, cricket is such a big part of Afghan culture and their ability to compete internationally is so important that the Taliban would create a lot of problems for themselves if they ever tried to ban the sport.

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Michelrpg t1_j434f0l wrote

Moreso than restricting, abusing, and disrespecting half the population??

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reboot10 t1_j445yjy wrote

A lot of the people there agree with the abuse of women.

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noeagle77 t1_j449x7w wrote

You can’t really be against something if it is all you have ever known and we’re taught that it was fine for generations at this point. It’s so sad that a lot of the younger adults and the kids now have no idea this version of Afghanistan isn’t what it used to be like

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PlayMp1 t1_j44ovez wrote

A lot of women agree with it. The power of reactionary ideology to convince the oppressed their oppression is good is incredible.

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_NotMitetechno_ t1_j44vhka wrote

It's hard to gauge how much people want something under an oppressive regime. People should have the freedom to choose whether they want to live that lifestyle not be entirely forced into living it.

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Truand2labiffle t1_j45keq9 wrote

This does not only apply to oppressive regimes... All our life is conditioned by unmovable forces. What you call freedom is just an illusion of a choice, this feeling than in this liberal world you're a master of your own destiny, but it's a lie

Check out my boy spinoza he ll explain it better

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_NotMitetechno_ t1_j4emc1a wrote

No shit. But in the "Liberal world" most women have the choice on being a mother who stays at home, a worker or a mixture of both. I don't believe that the western world is truly "free" but no society will enable complete freedom due to the nature of living in a society.

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piratecheese13 t1_j4612yo wrote

The things people do when others tell them they’ll go to hell if they don’t do something. You can’t argue with people who believe.

(Slowly looks back at US women’s health issues) hmmmmm

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jamughal1987 t1_j44qq7r wrote

Cricket is full of corruption they make FIFA look like saint.

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Sauce4243 t1_j44wrks wrote

Got any evidence what so ever to back that up?

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Gr8gaur t1_j4652dv wrote

Don't ask for evidence from a Pakistani. U trust their 'book'.

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aldnau t1_j4a5oml wrote

Waiting for the part where you say India is behind it.

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CaptSzat t1_j42anh1 wrote

I mean even North Korea has sports teams that go abroad so I don’t think it’s really shocking. Like what difference is 40 people leaving your country to go play a sport? Maybe a couple don’t come back (doubtful) but I’m pretty sure most of the team play in other leagues regardless outside of Afghanistan.

It’s basically free propaganda if they do well and if they don’t do well, you either act like they never played or that they played valiantly.

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Ferris_Wheel_Skippy t1_j42st4g wrote

I mean considering the Taliban banned kite-flying for five years, it's hardly a surprise for people to assume they would have banned the cricket team

i guess these aren't your granddad's Taliban

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Chuckdatass t1_j42d86l wrote

Well also the athletes generally have people they care about back home that wouldn’t have a happy life if they defect. So that’s good motivation to force the athletes to come home

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OldGodsAndNew t1_j43z5ee wrote

Happens all the time with certain other countries - Eritrea is probably the most notable, like half their squad disappears every time they play an away international (including the junior & women's teams)

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thorpie88 t1_j44xksq wrote

A lot of the Afghan players play in the Indian premier league. Those guys probably don't even live in Afghanistan to begin with so no need to disappear

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AttackHelicopter_21 t1_j42dwlv wrote

Why is it shocking lmao?

The Taliban played a major role in introducing cricket to Afghanistan.

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Thunderboltscoot t1_j42gdvb wrote

Wait what

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AttackHelicopter_21 t1_j42vaze wrote

The only reason cricket is a thing in Afghanistan is because of the Soviet Afghan War. Millions of Afghan Pashtuns fled to Pakistan. The Afghan kids born or growing up in Pakistan picked up cricket from the Pakistani kids.

After 2001, millions of Afghans returned to Afghanistan and those refugees brought cricket with them. Large parts of the Taliban’s original force consisted of Afghans who grew up in Pakistani refugee camps where they picked up cricket.

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cheap_illustration t1_j42n1ks wrote

I mean, even pieces of shit like sports.

Bin Laden was a massive arsenal supporter lol.

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yabog8 t1_j42wqs4 wrote

> Bin Laden was a massive arsenal supporter

God, he really was scum wasnt he.

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hallese t1_j42xdbo wrote

I was on the fence until now. /s

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Ferris_Wheel_Skippy t1_j42sn1m wrote

This was the same thought I had. I had no clue Afghanistan still held a cricket team

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BarOne7066 t1_j4418es wrote

They do and they're getting pretty good. Ranked 9th in the world in this format. Afew of their star players play in our Australian league and they are no joke elite.

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