Since the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban took power, the rules in Afghanistan have changed dramatically. And now, among the many changes that have occurred in the country, the Taliban government has recently banned the telecast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the country. The ban was imposed due to the presence of female spectators and audiences in stadiums.
Former Afghanistan Cricket Board media manager M Ibrahim Momand tweeted stating, “Afghanistan national will not broadcast the @IPL as usual as it was reportedly banned to live the matches resumed tonight due to possible anti-islam contents, girls dancing & the attendence of barred hair women in the by Islamic Emirates of the Taliban. #CSKvMI”. One more journalist from the country that is Fawad Aman also tweeted, “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.” This ban has evoked mixed reactions from people around the world.
Afghanistan’s new sports chief said last week that the Taliban will allow 400 sports, but declined to say whether women will be allowed to participate in any of them. Bashir Ahmad Rustamzai told the AFP news agency, “Please don’t ask any more questions about women.”
From 1996 to 2001, women were largely barred from education, work, and sports, and many Afghan women and women’s rights activists fear that such policies will be repeated after the Taliban group toppled the US-backed government last month.
