Afghanistan cricket chief executive Hamid Shinwari fired

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Hamid Shinwari has been fired as chief executive of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). The Taliban-controlled board have appointed Naseeb Khan in his place.
Earlier this month Shinwari urged cricket-playing nations not to abandon Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country in August.
Cricket Australia has said it will cancel the men’s Test with Afghanistan in November if women are banned from playing.
Cricket was banned for most of the Taliban’s previous rule, from 1996 to 2001, while women were unable to work or leave the house without being accompanied by a male relative.
The men’s team has already received support from the Taliban, but the authorities are expected to block plans to create a national women’s team.