England will not boycott Afghanistan game despite Taliban ‘gender apartheid’

  • ECB chair condemns ‘oppression of women and girls’
  • But no ‘unilateral’ action for Champions Trophy game

England have confirmed they will play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy despite pressure to boycott the fixture in response to the Taliban’s violation of women’s rights in the country.

Last month a cross-party group of 160 British MPs wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board urging it to withdraw the men’s national team from the group stage match in Lahore on 26 February.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian