Kane Williamson congratulates Afghanistan star Rashid Khan at the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup last year. Photo / Getty Images Sport and politics have a long and troubled history together.

In Afghanistan, women are being erased by design. They have been cast out of schools, out of universities, medical colleges, public places of work, and sports fields. That the Taliban, which took ...

Human Rights Watch has called for the International Cricket Council to suspend Afghanistan in response to the Taliban's assault on women's rights. All female sport is effectively outlawed under ...

The Human Rights Watch has called for the International Cricket Council to stand on the side of Afghanistan's women cricketers and "not on the side of the Taliban". The international NGO penned a ...

According to ESPN's report, the email carried the subject line: "Suspending the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Implementing a Human Rights Policy." The international NGO sent a letter to the ...