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SamPaton t1_j41zfgx wrote
Good decision
Macro_Tears t1_j424ens wrote
Women’s tennis and cricket Australia are the only organizations in the world standing up to these awful countries it seems.
marklondon66 t1_j4256m3 wrote
Go Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
Thunderboltscoot t1_j4271gc wrote
The only shock i read in this is the taliban allows a cricket team that goes abroad
SidKafizz t1_j429mcp wrote
This is the proper way to treat all autocratic and theocratic states.
KayDashO t1_j429u7c wrote
Good on them.
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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.
e-rekshun t1_j42b1rb wrote
They also pulled out of last years match as well.. So they did today and "yesterday" as well
ianfrommontreal t1_j42b43f wrote
Well done Australia !
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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
10tion2DETAIL t1_j42dkcq wrote
You mean to say, everything was fine up until that point in time?
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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.
MaygarRodub t1_j42e21n wrote
Maybe not but now we're talking about it. That's worth something.
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MaygarRodub t1_j42fpq5 wrote
Tough shit? I don't see an issue with it. Media coverage, etc. means more people become aware and in this crazy world, some people don't pay attention to the news and care more about sport so, as I said, this highlights issues.
Also, what do you mean, 'are the Taliban wrong?' Yes, they're wrong about most things, it would seem. Not sure what you're getting at.
Boeijen666 t1_j42ga3l wrote
Good, fuck them. We don't need Afghanistan or any country that abuses its citizens in the ICC.
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Do you think anyone cares about Afghanistan joining the ICC?
old_chelmsfordian t1_j42gnvv wrote
> why did they play Afghanistan in 2018? Why in 2015?
Because at the time the Afghan National Government was cooperating with the west, and while still deeply flawed was allowing girls to go to school and university and get jobs. There was even a certain amount of democratic legitimacy to the Afghan government under Karzai and Ghani. They even had a women's cricket team which were playing international matches.
The cricket team was perceived to be representing that government.
The Taliban have reversed all of these things, so it's not surprising sporting organisations are changing their stance.
Edit: And in 1999 it wasn't even legal to play cricket on Afghanistan so I doubt they were playing many other nations at the time. The Afghan Cricket Board was actually based over the border in Pakistan until 2000 so it was out of the reach of the Taliban
LordOfThePinkyRings t1_j42gr0b wrote
I think you need to double check your understanding of the word “injustice”. The taliban would be a great place to start.
Die_computer t1_j42gx0f wrote
Afghanistan had a women’s team from 2010-2021 you fucking idiot
jamughal1987 t1_j42huui wrote
Afghanistan did the same to Zimbabwe. Tit for tat.
jamughal1987 t1_j42i3k5 wrote
What you have to say about Xenophobia in IPL?
aRawPancake t1_j42j0p9 wrote
Good for them I applaud it
aRawPancake t1_j42j6s0 wrote
I say enough about ‘whataboutisms’ and call a spade a spade
blumpkinmania t1_j42j7q5 wrote
Are you forgetting the last 20 years? How is that even possible?
themajesticdodo t1_j42jbwl wrote
> How about why in 1999?
Hehehe, what an excellent point, sir. Did Cricket Australia get in a time machine and go to the future to play that one? :)
Boggie135 t1_j42jsig wrote
The Taliban fegained power in August 2021
Boggie135 t1_j42k2nj wrote
Did you read the article?
Boggie135 t1_j42k81i wrote
They lost power after rhe US invaded and regained it in August 2021
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mickelboy182 t1_j42m47c wrote
So if you don't do the right thing at the first possible instance you should just never do the right thing?
Great logic, the world would be an even more awful place if this were to be the prevailing attitude.
RealPropRandy t1_j42m8au wrote
Taliban weren’t so tough when they still had American boots up their asses.
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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.
TheBigCore t1_j42nfdh wrote
And the second the USA withdrew, the Taliban simply picked up where it left off.
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FireVanGorder t1_j42pzzb wrote
Mad respect to the Aussies. This is how the world should have reacted to the Qatar World Cup
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.
anti_queue t1_j42r2fz wrote
Don't know why you're being downvoted. You make a good point.
I couldn't understand why a team from this fustercluck country was allowed into Australia last year for the T20 World Cup!
kazoodude t1_j42r9q2 wrote
In fairness, I can't recall the last time Australia played against the USA in cricket. Would be a very long time ago I suspect.
akie003 t1_j42rjm0 wrote
Still went to Qatar for football, their horse ain't so high
middleagedstudent t1_j42rxow wrote
If they really cared about innocents, they wouldn't play for Australia itself. Didn't have to target the States. Their own backyard was just as guilty and dirty.
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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
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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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.
Gradual_Bro t1_j42wg4w wrote
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yabog8 t1_j42wqs4 wrote
> Bin Laden was a massive arsenal supporter
God, he really was scum wasnt he.
hallese t1_j42xdbo wrote
I was on the fence until now. /s
Dingo2611 t1_j42y2nh wrote
Cricket Australia is a completely different entity to Football Australia, both of which are non-government organisations that make independent decisions about each sport
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LexiFloof OP t1_j42zrbc wrote
This is only the 3rd time Australia has been scheduled to play Afghanistan since the Taliban took over.
The first time, a single Test match, was cancelled in the immediate aftermath of the Western withdrawal and Taliban takeover.
The second time was in a World Cup, Teams only pull out of WC matches if there is a legitimate security risk. Even Pakistan and India still play their World cup matches, despite the precarious politics between the countries.
This is the third time. A 3 match ODI series to be held in the UAE.
They haven't had very many chances to make this call, and have been pressuring the ICC to make a decision on Afghanistan's future in the sport. The ICC have repeatedly voted to kick the can down the road.
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blknLOUD t1_j432vgx wrote
That’s because now they have American boots on their feet…
Yeah.. I’ll see my way out.
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Scazza95 t1_j433vy9 wrote
It's the right move by CA.
I'm just baffled that the ICC haven't stepped in at all when it clearly states that in order to be a test playing nation, you must have a women's team.
Nazgul417 t1_j4346zu wrote
England: We’re banning Russian tennis players because they’re Russian and Russia bad
Everyone: Sounds good to me
Australia: We’ve decided not to play cricket in a nation that actively abuses women and denies them equitous treatment
Everyone: Stop being such a baby and play
Michelrpg t1_j434f0l wrote
Moreso than restricting, abusing, and disrespecting half the population??
frankensteinhadason t1_j434wtf wrote
Bread and circuses
MoldyLunchBoxxy t1_j4352v4 wrote
Everyone should stop supporting these countries that don’t have basic human rights.
bfg24 t1_j435ke5 wrote
Well said. That expression always reminds me of what my Aussie grandpa used to say, "call a spade a fucking shovel"
RealPropRandy t1_j435mhv wrote
You ain’t wrong :/
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agathagrey t1_j439sw9 wrote
This exactly. I can only assume the Taliban keep saying they a reviewing it.
Edit: spelling
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TheLostwandering t1_j43dcit wrote
Before the Taliban takeover, the ACB at least was making nosies about a women's team which allowed them to be full members. The moment the Taliban went no women's sport the ICC should of taken away the full membership.
If the ICC had any balls this wouldnt of been CA problem.
TheLostwandering t1_j43ensg wrote
Well they also pulled out last year for the same reason
ThedirtyNose t1_j43i7wv wrote
Good for them. Now pull oit of matches in Australia until Women get equal pay.
jin_12dk t1_j43k9an wrote
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia
NotXiJinpingGoUSA t1_j43l55d wrote
Seems like the best bet to escape the taliban is to be good at cricket
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I’m glad we’re at the point where some of us recognize that the Taliban is bad 👍 good work everyone
Attorney2257 t1_j43r839 wrote
Also the situation in Qatar and the situation in AFC aren't quite the same. One is run by a terrorist outfit. The other committed human rights violations. People in the west love hating Middle Eastern countries so ig I can see why most of you won't see the difference and use it justify your hate of these countries.
seaninjatraveller t1_j43uyo3 wrote
Good!
middyonline t1_j43va7c wrote
Sounds about right. They are currently using the "we are reviewing women being employed" to try and get the NGOs to start working again.
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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BarOne7066 t1_j43zp1p wrote
I thought the Afghanistan men's team themselves refused to compete afew years ago because the Afgan women's team got banned from playing by their fuckwit government. They may have been diswaded.
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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Karjalan t1_j4450hn wrote
"that ain't a spare, that's a spoon"
wigam t1_j4450qg wrote
South Africa and apartheid where locked out of international sport but Afghanistan and women all fine.
bazooka_nz t1_j4455p3 wrote
Equal pay for equal entertainment, the woman don’t bring in as much revenue so they get less
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reboot10 t1_j445yjy wrote
A lot of the people there agree with the abuse of women.
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invincibl_ t1_j4494p5 wrote
If we want to talk about football, then the Afghanistan women's national team were given Australian visas and currently compete as a club in the 7th tier league in the women's competition.
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
USAglhf t1_j44boaf wrote
You are 100 percent correct!
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Madshibs t1_j44fayz wrote
“Look what I can do”
Dude looks like Stuart from MadTV
MrRabbit7 t1_j44k5hp wrote
The important and only point is they were western puppets.
That's it. Everything else is just hogwash.
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.
engi-nerdy t1_j44p1j7 wrote
So the Taliban existing as normal is okay then as long as they don’t infringe on women’s rights.
howmanychickens t1_j44p4gh wrote
Oi oi oi
sorrison t1_j44pjah wrote
Just to clarify, the games were to be held in the UAE not Afghanistan
jamughal1987 t1_j44q85w wrote
What you gotta say about BCCI monopoly on Bharti players to not allowed to play in other T20 leagues? Will ECB and Cricket Australia ever grow a ball and refuse their players from playing in IPL if BCCI keep monopoly on Bharti players?
jamughal1987 t1_j44qimq wrote
Was it right to have no black player policy at Red Sox? This is 2023 and Bharat has no Pakistani players allowed in IPL? When this xenophobia in IPL will end?
jamughal1987 t1_j44qq7r wrote
Cricket is full of corruption they make FIFA look like saint.
bfg24 t1_j44qvbe wrote
I reckon you've got the wrong comment here mate
jamughal1987 t1_j44renj wrote
We created them to win Cold War and avenge Vietnam war lose. Then they bite us on 9/11 rest as they say is history.
ThedirtyNose t1_j44tkfa wrote
I was more talking in general rather than sporting terms, as this seems to be CA stance.
_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.
Sauce4243 t1_j44wrks wrote
Got any evidence what so ever to back that up?
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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
Ataraxia_new t1_j44zjzg wrote
Not even close bro..care to explain.
TheBigBadDog t1_j44zncv wrote
DRS says 3 reds. On your bike chap
Straight-Knowledge83 t1_j44zt77 wrote
Birds born in cages think that flying is a disease
Straight-Knowledge83 t1_j4504ju wrote
If there was Xenophobia, Afghan and Bangladeshi players wouldn’t be allowed either. Your allegations are baseless, India only has a problem with Pakistan , that’s not Xenophobia. That’s like calling the US racist because they place sanctions on North Korea
BlinkAndYoureDead_ t1_j450y31 wrote
> Bread and circuses
That description... chef's kiss
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xXwork_accountXx t1_j451ifm wrote
Don’t see the nfl playing in Afghanistan 😤
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Ancalagon523 t1_j452txz wrote
Is Taliban restricting women's freedom in Bangladesh and Ireland too?
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pat_speed t1_j454bbu wrote
Actually spine from aussie boys, gopd too see
middleagedstudent t1_j455d9u wrote
The sheer hypocrisy when people pretend the west isn't worse 🤣
Tacocats_wrath t1_j45636n wrote
The cricket leagues should only allow a women's Afghanistan team. 😃
sabre_rider t1_j4578cq wrote
Wow, talk about being ignorant.
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BigPoppaPuff t1_j457i19 wrote
7th tier club team? Holy hell they must be awful. Are they even soccer players or just women being rescued by the Australian government as refugees? That’s ridiculously bad for a supposed national team.
BigPoppaPuff t1_j457x1e wrote
The Olympics being held in China last year and having westerners fall over themselves to praise China was a disgrace. The World Cup at least got some attention. With China it suddenly became a topic of it being racist to critique the Chinese government because current year.
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Pons__Aelius t1_j459xee wrote
> You mean to say...
Translation: I am about to accuse you of something I wish you had said!
dickminsterfullerene t1_j45d8t9 wrote
But how does this solve women's rights in afg ? And weren't the taliban just ignoring the afg cricket team ? I think they never recognized their cricket team.
jamughal1987 t1_j45ep26 wrote
BCCI xenophobia is not based on religion but nationality. They allowed Azhar Mahmoud on UK passport.
BCCI monopoly on Bharti players need to go too.
Straight-Knowledge83 t1_j45ev8b wrote
Yeah , it’s almost as if terrorists from/funded by Pakistan blew up a military convoy and Pakistan refused to take action
jamughal1987 t1_j45evah wrote
So Cricket Australia and ECB bitch of BCCI. How the mighty have fallen for dirty Bharti money.
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I have no idea of their quality but they joined 10 months ago and presumably have to start at the bottom of the football pyramid and win promotion. They can't just get inserted into a higher league.
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Yuo_cna_Raed_Tihs t1_j45k38y wrote
Qatar has women's teams
Yuo_cna_Raed_Tihs t1_j45kagv wrote
Doing the whole western puppets spiel isn't very sympathetic when the facts are that while western puppet, women had rights, and once they're not a western puppet, women did not have rights.
If that's the difference between being a western puppet or not I'd happily support all of the global south becoming western puppets
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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redmostofit t1_j45rxbs wrote
Too many players aren't allowed to travel internationally.
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Vaginal_Decimation t1_j45w8zf wrote
What do you think London is known for?
piratecheese13 t1_j46041o wrote
Who’s idea was it to have Afghanistan host? Or was this arranged before the pull-out?
piratecheese13 t1_j4608ft wrote
Hair’s a bit long but I see it
Boggie135 t1_j4609i7 wrote
You are deliberately missing the point
piratecheese13 t1_j460opd wrote
Something something Charlie Willson something something Rambo 3
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
Gr8gaur t1_j4642ye wrote
Some people don't get tired of begging.
Gr8gaur t1_j4645ti wrote
No they won't, so what next ?
Gr8gaur t1_j464ani wrote
Dream on. The world doesn't revolve around pakistan.
What's with these crybaby attitude and cringe sense of entitlement !!? LOL !
Gr8gaur t1_j4652dv wrote
Don't ask for evidence from a Pakistani. U trust their 'book'.
LexiFloof OP t1_j466a7x wrote
The series was scheduled as part of the ODI Super League back in 2019. It was never going to be played in Afghanistan due to the potential danger of an attack, so it was planned for India initially, before being tentatively moved to the UAE after the pull-out.
Kohli41 t1_j468vsb wrote
important and based.
InGenAche t1_j46c6a4 wrote
A lot of people anywhere.
Potato-Mental t1_j479srn wrote
Can we stop for a minute and appreciate the hilarious awkwardness of the picture they chose?
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Waiting for the part where you say India is behind it.
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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.
Obairamhain t1_j4fmo2z wrote
Being the capital of an exploitative and violent colonial empire
Obairamhain t1_j4fmtoz wrote
Would you mind giving a little more detail on the ireland example there?
Ancalagon523 t1_j4fpz91 wrote
They have a very good women's team and CA doesn't tour them. the common factor between Bangladesh, Ireland, and Afghanistan is that they are all smaller teams and australia don't tour them because it's not as financially lucrative compared to playing against bigger teams like england and india. All this moral policing is bullshit because cricket Australia have a long record of cancelling series. Taliban or no Taliban they were always going to cancel it.
Vaginal_Decimation t1_j4hc4oh wrote
I meant today, and the point is it's a playground for rich Saudis, and Saudia Arabia doesn't have great womens' rights either.
In response to someone making an ethical claim about the NFL, because they play games in London sometimes.
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Oh yes i recently saw this news. from
Source: https://www.parhlo.com/australia-withdraw-afghanistan/
But i think it's good step to gives women right.
Highly respected!
LexiFloof OP t1_j41xn8e wrote
Cricket Australia have pulled out of a 3 match ODI tour in the UAE against the Afghanistan cricket team.
This is the 2nd time Cricket Australia have cancelled bilateral matches against Afghanistan. In 2021 shortly after the Taliban takeover Cricket Australia cancelled a one-off Test match that was to be hosted in Tasmania.
Cricket Australia have been pressuring the ICC (International Cricket Council) to ban or suspend the Afghanistan Cricket Board since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Concerns have been raised on multiple occasions over the stance of the Taliban on (initially) Women's sports and later Women's rights in general.
It remains to be seen if CA pulling out will cause other national boards to take a stance. The ICC next meet to discuss Afghanistan's future in cricket in March.