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Some of England and Scotland’s top male cricketers have signed up to play in the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 tournament despite the ECB urging them to think about their daughters, sisters or mothers. In Afghanistan women and girls are prohibited from playing sport, one of many human rights abuses inflicted on females by the Taliban rulers. The Afghanistan Twenty20 League matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates, and while it is yet to receive the go ahead from the International Cricket Council it is very likely to be approved. The captain of the Afghanistan women’s cricket team, Nahida Sapan, told the BBC Stumped podcast: ‘For five years, girls in Afghanistan have been denied the right to play cricket and many other basic rights. Foreign players had a real opportunity to stand with millions of Afghan women and girls by choosing not to participate.’ The men who are listed to play in the tournament are Moeen Ali, Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Tymal Mills, Tom Moores, Olly Stone, Chris Wood, Luke Wood (England), and George Munsey (Scotland). Women’s Rights Network supports the women of Afghanistan. Our Afghan Women merchandise raises funds for educational projects for women and girls in Afghanistan. Link in the next post.