The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies recently held a webinar addressing the controversial role of Afghanistan’s cricket team, a group whose ties and good relations with the Taliban regime cannot be overlooked. As representatives of a nation under the grip of a regime committing systemic violations of human rights and enforcing gender apartheid, the team’s international presence raises serious questions about the intersection of sports and politics. Can sports remain neutral when they risk becoming a tool for legitimizing oppressive regimes? What responsibility do global governing bodies and athletes have to resist complicity and uphold accountability? This discussion will explore these pressing issues, examining how the international community can address the troubling overlap between sports and power, stand in solidarity with the oppressed, and safeguard ethical integrity on the global stage.