Former NI 1st minister backs Afghanistan cricket boycott

Former NI first minister backs Afghanistan cricket boycott
Seven MPs and peers from Northern Ireland back boycott due to the Taliban's oppression of women.
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.
Why are there calls for England to boycott its cricket match against Afghanistan?
England's cricket team has come under pressure to withdraw from its match against Afghanistan as a moral objection to the Taliban’s assault on women’s rights. | ITV National News
England cannot be cowards. A cricket boycott of Afghanistan is the only way
Among the stranger details of Jonathan Trott’s role coaching Afghanistan is that he has yet to set foot in the place.
England cricket chiefs respond to calls to boycott Afghanistan clash over Taliban
England will face Afghanistan in their second group game of the 2025 Champions Trophy, but more than 160 politicians have called for a boycott over the Taliban's outlawing of female sport
UK politicians want England cricket team to abandon match vs Afghanistan in Champions Trophy due to Taliban’s restrictions on women
A set of politicians in the United Kingdom urged the England Cricket Board to abandon their match against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 citing restrictions over women by the Taliban. In a letter signed by more than 160 lawmakers, the officials wanted the England players to speak out against the treatment of women in Afghanistan.
Women's rights activists call for England to forfeit championship cricket match to Afghanistan
Women's rights activists have called for England's cricket team to forfeit its championship match against Afghanistan in February.
Downing Street urges cricket chiefs to ‘deliver on own rules’ amid Afghanistan boycott calls
Downing Street has called on the International Cricket Council to “deliver on their own rules” as the England cricket team resists pressure to boycott their forthcoming match against Afghanistan.
England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match - MP
England's men's players have the "power" to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, says Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.
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 cricket team have right to boycott Afghanistan match in CT 2025: UK Labour MP
The England cricket team have the right to boycott the match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 in response to the Taliban government's steps to curb women's rights in the South Asian country,

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