New Delhi:
The Taliban, in a further diktat that runs counter to its guarantee of getting a moderate face, has banned the broadcasting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – the most profitable and vital cricket tournament in the world -in Afghanistan.
It has warned Afghan media outlets against broadcasting the IPL, citing the dancing involved and the presence of girls spectators in stadiums.
Ridiculous: Taliban have banned the broadcasting of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Afghanistan.
Taliban have warned that Afghan media outlets should really not broadcast the Indian Cricket League due to girls dancing and the presence of female audience and spectators in stadiums.— Fawad Aman (@FawadAman2) September 21, 2021
The terrorist group has stressed that women’s rights would be respected inside the framework of Islam, but has been brief on particulars or limits to it.
Last week, Afghanistan’s new sports chief stated that the Taliban will let 400 sports – but declined to confirm if girls can play a single one. “Please don’t ask more questions about women,” Bashir Ahmad Rustamzai told news agency AFP.
In a further chilling statement, a Taliban spokesman stated girls can not be ministers, they should really give birth.
“A woman can’t be a minister, it is like you put something on her neck that she can’t carry. It is not necessary for women to be in the cabinet – they should give birth. Women protesters can’t represent all women in Afghanistan,” spokesperson Sayed Zekrullah Hashimi told TOLO news.
Earlier this month, Taliban’s new greater education minister stated Afghan girls will be permitted to attend university as extended as they study separately from males.
The Taliban government is made up exclusively of males.
During the extremists’ brutal and oppressive regime from 1996 to 2001, girls have been absolutely banned from playing any sport though men’s sport was tightly controlled. Women have been also largely banned from education and work.
Many Afghan girls and women’s rights activists globally worry a repeat of such policies just after the group toppled the US-backed government last month.
(With agency inputs)