England to play Afghanistan in Champions Trophy

England to play Afghanistan despite boycott calls
England's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan will go ahead, despite calls for a boycott. A cross-party letter, signed by nearly 200 UK politicians, was sent to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) asking for England to refuse to play in response to the Taliban's human rights record.
England-Afghanistan to go ahead despite ECB speaking out over 'gender apartheid'
The ECB board has confirmed that England's men will fulfil their fixture against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy this month, despite describing the "appalling oppression" of women in the country as "gender apartheid".
England will not boycott Afghanistan match at Champions Trophy, says ECB chair
England will play their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan later this month, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday, despite calls to boycott the game in response to the Taliban government's crackdown on women's rights.
ECB update on ICC Men's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan
Today the ECB Board discussed recent calls for England to boycott the forthcoming men’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in the wake of the widespread violation of women’s rights in the country under the Taliban.
England to play Afghanistan in ICC Champions Trophy despite boycott calls
The England and Wales Cricket Board faced calls to boycott the fixture in a show of solidarity with Afghanistans women, who are in exile due to a clampdown on female rights under the Taliban regime; w
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