India, March 21 -- Ireland are going to host Afghanistan for a five-ODI series in August later this year, but it has been a tough decision.

The Taliban, ever since they came back into power in the Central Asian country in 2021, have been very hard on women as per their doctrine, dictating how women and girls should live, without education and other rights.

Two of the biggest cricketing nations in the world, Australia and England, have avoided playing Afghanistan in a bilateral series on moral grounds. So when Cricket Ireland (CI) decided to go ahead with the five-match series, it surprised many.

The good thing is they are not being hypocritical. They have explained their decision very well. And they are not just inviting the men's team...