31-08-2021 12:00 via theguardian.com

The Spin | Afghanistan women’s cricketers left feeling abandoned by authorities

Roya Samim managed to escape the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul but others were not so lucky and she feels failed by the ICCRoya Samim fled Afghanistan for Canada with her two sisters, two days before the Taliban entered Kabul. All three of them were cricketers with the Afghan women’s team. In essence she is one of the lucky ones: she got out before the Taliban got in. But that doesn’t stop the overwhelming feelings of grief.“Leaving Afghanistan, it was sad day for me. I jus
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