
Taliban ban sports for Afghan women, say it exposes their body
India Today
The Taliban said that Afghan women cannot participate in sports including cricket as sporting activities would "expose their bodies".
Afghan women cannot participate in sports including cricket as sporting activities would "expose their bodies", the Taliban said on Wednesday. .. pic.twitter.com/keaTqNZeAN Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputy head of the Taliban's cultural commission, told media that sports activities were not necessary for women.
Women are treated in the new penal code as being on the same level as "slaves", with provisions allowing either "slave masters" or husbands to administer discretionary punishment, including beatings, to their wives or subordinates. This aspect of the code has drawn particular alarm from rights groups.

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