The Taliban invaded the headquarters of the Afghanistan Cricket Board in Kabul
The president of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Hamid Shinwari, said that there is no threat to the game, even though the Taliban have captured the capital Kabul.
However, uncertainty is looming large around the future of Afghanistan cricket and its players.
In a picture doing rounds on social media, it can be seen that the Taliban has entered ACB headquarters in Kabul. Interestingly, the Taliban fighters were accompanied by former Afghanistan cricketer Abdullah Mazari.
Shinwari on Monday said that the sport will not suffer in the war-ravaged country as the Taliban loves and supports cricket. He also said that Afghan cricketers and their families are safe.
“Taliban loves cricket. They have supported us since the beginning. They did not interfere in our activities. I don’t see any interference and expect support so that our cricket can move forward. We have got an active chairman, I remain CEO until further notice. It can be said that cricket flourished during the Taliban era. It is also a fact that many of our players practised in Peshawar and they made the sport mainstream in Afghanistan,” Shinwari was quoted as saying by PTI.
Afghanistan has been in turmoil since the Taliban’s resurgence and eventual take over of Kabul which happened on August 15. Thousands have crowded Kabul airport in hopes of being airlifted from the country while women across the nation have expressed fear of the Taliban considering how they brutally suppressed women’s rights in their previous reign.
