England, Afghanistan and Taliban

My plea to England’s male cricketers – boycott Afghanistan and shame the Taliban
Ex-footballer Khalida Popal says 'the stadiums we played in are being used for executions - a boycott would show our sisters their suffering is not forgotten'
England refusing to boycott Afghanistan match over Taliban security fears
Exclusive: Match is scheduled to be played in Lahore – the city where Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by Taliban in 2009
ECB rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy
Richard Gould, the ECB's chief executive, has rejected calls from a group of British politicians for England to boycott their upcoming Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in February, saying that the Taliban regime's clampdown on women's rights is a matter that requires a "co-ordinated,
UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match over treatment of women
A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country's cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban's crackdown on women.
England urged to boycott Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan by UK politicians
More than 160 U.K. politicians are urging England to refuse to play the Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan next month.
England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’
England’s cricket authorities have rejected calls to boycott an upcoming match against Afghanistan in the ICC Champions Trophy over the Taliban’s oppression of women and girls. Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),
England urged to boycott Afghanistan match by British politicians
A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand
ECB Declines Boycott Request For Champions Trophy 2025 Match vs Afghanistan
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has declined a request from over 160 lawmakers to boycott their Champions Trophy 2025 match against Afghanistan. The calls for boycott of ENG vs AFG CT 2025 match stemmed from concerns over Taliban's severe restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan.

Taliban, India and Afghanistan

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The Insider reveals new details of Russian intelligence scheme offering Taliban $200,000 bounties for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
In a new investigation based on reporting with Der Spiegel, The Insider has revealed details of alleged collaboration between ...
International cricket bosses resisting calls to ban Afghanistan from Champions Trophy, Sky News learns
The International Cricket Council has been criticised for appearing to breach its own rules by allowing Afghanistan's men's ...
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes
Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an ...
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans ...
US Inadvertently Funding the Taliban, Republican Says
"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.
India holds highest-level talks with Taliban over security concerns, trade and aid
India has only sent officials at the joint secretary level to Kabul to engage with the former militant group which now holds ...
Gayton McKenzie urges Proteas to boycott ICC Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan over Taliban's ban on women's sport
South African sports minister Gayton McKenzie has called on the Proteas to boycott their ICC Champions Trophy match against ...
US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo
The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner.