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The Afghan women chasing a dream while escaping a nightmare

William Munt speaks to Ekil Latifi, a member of the Afghan Refugee Women’s XI, on embracing a rare opportunity to tour together, representing women back home and ambitions to play for Afghanistan on the global stage.

William Munt speaks to Ekil Latifi, a member of the Afghan Refugee Women’s XI, on embracing a rare opportunity to tour together, representing women back home and ambitions to play for Afghanistan on the global stage.
The summer of 2026 has been a landmark one for women’s cricket, with the Women’s T20 World Cup followed by a historic first women’s Test match at Lord’s.
Whilst the women’s game has made huge strides in recent years, one area of the world where this growth has been non-existent has been Afghanistan, following the Taliban’s ban on women’s sports.
However, an Afghan Refugee Women’s ...

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