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Australia Scraps Afghanistan T20s, Citing Worsening Women's Rights

Rashid Khan is Afghanistan's best known player (Credit: AFP)

Australia on Tuesday scrapped a T20 men's cricket series against Afghanistan later this year, saying the situation for women in the Taliban-ruled country was deteriorating.

Cricket Australia said it had received advice "that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse" and so had postponed the three-match series scheduled in August at a neutral venue.

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