[Afghanistan] - British minister says England should play Afghanistan cricket match

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
England&& 's upcoming Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan must go on regardless of require a boycott over the Islamic
Emirate&& 's treatment of ladies, according to a senior British federal government minister.A group of more than 160 British politicians
have actually gotten in touch with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to decline to play Afghanistan in protest at the ladies&& 's
sports policy of the IEA.Lisa Nandy, British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said the match needs to be played amidst
issues a boycott would see England docked points were they to surrender the game.&& I do think it needs to proceed,& & Nandy told the BBC
on Friday.She included: && I & m intuitively very mindful about boycotts in sports, partially because I think they&& 're
counterproductive.&& I think they reject sports fans the opportunity that they love, and they can also very much punish the professional
athletes and the sports people who work really, extremely hard to arrive of their video game, and then they&& 're rejected the chances to
compete.&& They are not individuals that we want to penalise for the appalling actions of the Taliban (IEA) against women and girls.&& The
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