AUSTRALIA: Following the Taliban's declaration of more limitations on women's and girls' employment and education, Cricket Australia announced on Thursday that Australia's one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan in March has been cancelled.

After the Taliban significantly restricted women and girls' access to school and employment, Cricket Australia made its decision.

In September 2021, the Taliban took over the Asian nation, and they immediately imposed limits on female athletes, which CA denounced.

In anticipation of better conditions for women and girls in the nation, CA is dedicated to promoting the growth of the game for both sexes everywhere, including in Afghanistan. To that end, CA will keep working with the Afghanistan Cricket Board.

At the inaugural Women's U19 T20 World Cup, which gets underway on Saturday, Afghanistan will be the only full-member country without a women's team.

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