New Delhi: The Taliban, in another diktat that runs counter to its promise of being a moderate face, has banned the broadcasting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – the foremost lucrative and important cricket tournament within the world -in Afghanistan.
It has warned Afghan media outlets against broadcasting the IPL, citing the dancing involved and therefore the presence of girls spectators in stadiums.
Ridiculous: Taliban have banned the broadcasting of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Afghanistan.
Taliban have warned that Afghan media outlets shouldn’t broadcast the Indian Cricket League thanks to girls dancing and therefore the presence of female audience and spectators in stadiums.
The terrorist organization has stressed that women’s rights would be respected within the framework of Islam, but has been short on details or limits thereto .
Last week, Afghanistan’s new sports chief said that the Taliban will allow 400 sports – but declined to verify if women can play one one. “Please don’t ask more questions on women,” Bashir Ahmad Rustamzai told press agency AFP.
In another chilling statement, a Taliban spokesman said women cannot be ministers, they ought to give birth.
“A woman cannot be a minister, it’s such as you put something on her neck that she can’t carry. it’s not necessary for ladies to be within the cabinet – they ought to give birth. Women protesters can’t represent all women in Afghanistan,” spokesperson Sayed Zekrullah Hashimi told TOLO news.
Earlier this month, Taliban’s new education minister said Afghan women are going to be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men.
The Taliban government is formed up exclusively of men.
Ridiculous: Taliban have banned the broadcasting of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Afghanistan.
Taliban have warned that Afghan media outlets should not broadcast the Indian Cricket League due to girls dancing and the presence of female audience and spectators in stadiums.— Fawad Aman (@FawadAman2) September 21, 2021
During the extremists’ brutal and oppressive regime from 1996 to 2001, women were completely banned from playing any sport while men’s sport was tightly controlled. Women were also largely banned from education and work.
Many Afghan women and women’s rights activists globally fear a repeat of such policies after the group toppled the US-backed government last month.
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