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Heather Knight: ICC should do more to help Afghanistan women

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England captain Heather Knight has called for the International Cricket Council to do more for the Afghanistan women's team.

Female participation in sport in Afghanistan has been outlawed since the Taliban 's return to power in 2021 .

More than 20 members of their women's cricket team fled to safety in Australia .

Knight hopes to meet some members of the Afghanistan side during the women's Ashes series in Australia , as they are playing in an exhibition match against a Cricket Without Borders XI on 30 January in Melbourne .

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