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Afghanistan Cricket Provides Fans Much Needed Distraction As Their T20 Campaign Begins

By AFP News October 26, 2021 • 16:13 PM View: 1391

None of the cricket fans captivated by the T20 World Cup have more reason than the Afghans to want to lose themselves in a moment of sporting joy.

Afghanistan's opening match on Monday against Scotland came just ten weeks after Taliban fighters ousted the country's former US-backed government and won a 20-year war.

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