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Afghan female cricketers play first match since fleeing Taliban
Featuring 21 players, the Afghanistan Women’s XI had their first cricket face-off in Melbourne, with hopes of opening up opportunities for other Afghan women
Fleeing the Taliban: former Afghan journalist shares his journey two years after fleeing his home country
In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was bombed on his way home.
After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia
On Thursday, an Afghan women’s cricket team will take on a Cricket Without Borders XI at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.
Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban
More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women's team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals.
'With this, we can hope' - Afghan cricketers play first match
Afghanistan's female cricketers play an exhibition match at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, with the players hoping to "open doors" for women in the country.
Afghanistan women's match a big step on a path unknown
For Afghanistan's women cricketers, their first competitive match since escaping oppression in their home country represents a significant step in their sporting journey - although the path ahead may not be the one they envisaged before.
Sense of Place: For this Afghan pianist, music is an act of resistance
He was a young boy, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, when he saw the film The Pianist. "I saw this movie and I was, like, 'Wow, ...
Iran's foreign minister meets the Taliban in the first visit to Kabul in 8 years
Senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan say they hope for better relations with Iran after a visit from its foreign minister ...
Iranian foreign minister meets Taliban officials in first Kabul visit in eight years
Abbas Aragchi spoke with Taliban leaders about border tensions, Afghan refugees in Iran and the Helmand River water treaty.
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Taliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls
An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their ...
I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecution of Afghan Women and Girls
Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well ...
The resurgence of the Taliban in Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban has been growing in power and ambition since its ally across the border retook control of Afghanistan ...
Afghan refugees who fled Taliban ask Trump to allow them in the U.S.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to President Donald Trump to exempt them ...