A test match cricket game between Australia and Afghanistan in Hobart later this year is likely to be cancelled, after the Taliban confirmed it would ban women from playing any sport.
Ahmadullah Wasiq's comments were the final straw for Tasmanian senators Eric Abetz and Jacqui Lambie, who were already concerned about Hobart being used as platform to legitimise the Taliban government.
"If they are not allowing those girls to play sports then the Taliban is going back to the Dark Ages, exactly where it was 20 years ago when we went in there," she told the ABC. Another crossbench senator, Rex Patrick, said cancelling the game would be disappointing for the players, but it was the right thing to do.
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