Women Sports Activities
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from certain sporting activities
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned sporting activities for women in the country.
However, women will have access to certain types of sports activities.
The Taliban was quoted as saying by Tolo News that it would allow women’s sports based on Islamic values and Afghan culture.
“We will pursue the policy of the Islamic Emirate in all aspects. Whatever is allowed in our culture and tradition, we will allow it,” Dad Mohmmad Nawa, spokesman for Physical Education and National Olympic Committee, told Tolo News.
Tahira Sultani is a coach of Taekwondo and mountaineering sports.
“Since the Taliban came to power, I was not allowed to exercise. I referred to many sport clubs for training. But, unfortunately, they said that the women’s section is closed,” she told the news portal.
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