ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have blocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) from being broadcast in Afghanistan describing the telecast of dancing of girls and bareheaded women in the stadium against the tenets of Islamic.
This move came after the new Afghan rulers imposed several other restrictions in the country, like civil society, women and rights groups have to seek prior permission ahead of their protests and demonstrations.
The news of the IPL ban was posted on Twitter by Muhammad Ibrahim Momand, former media manager of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, on Monday.
Momand wrote that the restriction has reportedly been imposed due to the transmission of "anti-Islamic" content during the IPL matches, which includes the appearance of dancing cheerleaders and the presence of bareheaded women in the stadiums.
Moreover, an Afghan journalist, Anees Ur Rehman, also tweeted that the Afghan sports TV channel has already paid for the transmission of the event. "Taliban ban on @IPL cricket matches on the Afghanistan National Television. RTA sport already paid the transmission fees (sic)," he tweeted.
The Taliban, however, have not yet issued an official statement.
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