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The unexpected decision, confirmed by a Taliban official Wednesday, came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan.
Copenhagen-based Popal has spearheaded evacuation efforts for female athletes from Afghanistan following the country's Taliban takeover in August.
Afghanistan outplayed Scotland by 130 runs in a Super 12 match played in Sharjah - the first major victory for the team since the Taliban takeover of the country.
Australian evacuated more than 50 Afghan women soccer players, athletes and their dependents after the Taliban seized control of the capital, Kabul, on August 15.
Top Afghanistan cricketers like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman are taking part in IPL 2021.
These women were facing threats from the Taliban due to their involvement in the sport.
Gokulam Kerala Football Club's captain Sharif Mukhammad has finally broken his silence over the situation in his homeland since the Taliban takeover.
FIFPRO, the worldwide association for professional footballers, confirmed that a large number of women footballers and athletes have been evacuated from Afghanistan.
New Zealand Cricket officials have now commissioned international security consultant and expert, Reg Dickason to visit Pakistan later this week to carry out a thorough security and COVID-19 assessment.
Copenhagen-based Khalida Popal told Reuters in a video interview on Wednesday that female footballers were scared of what the future might hold.
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