Cricket: Taliban fig leaf and Swiss integration model (Swiss Press Audio 2025, by Gisela Feuz) - Swiss Press Award
SRF 2 Kultur
Audio
2025
Gisela Feuz
In the heart of Zurich, Afghan youths regularly play cricket. Because they do so with great enthusiasm and at a high level, many of them end up in the Swiss Cricket League. Meanwhile, the Taliban in Afghanistan are exploiting the sport. The Taliban hope to gain international political advantage from the success of the Afghan national team.
