Afghanistan will send a gender-balanced team of three women and three men to the Paris Olympics in a largely symbolic move, while no Taliban officials will be allowed to attend the Games, the International Olympic Committee said. 

Afghanistan will send a team of three women and three men to the Paris Olympics as demanded by the International Olympic Committee following the return to power of the Taliban in August 2021, the IOC announced on Thursday. The women will compete in athletics and cycling while their male counterparts will feature in athletics, swimming and judo.

Refugee taekwondo athlete Marzieh Hamidi said her "soul and heart" are in Afghanistan despite securing an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Athlete Scholarship.

Australia's men's cricket team have pulled out of a one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan due to the Taliban's severe restrictions on the rights of women and girls.

Afghanistan's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Samira Asghari says her country has become a "prison" for women under Taliban rule but she is hopeful the Islamist group can be convinced into allowing them to access sport.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said that Taliban-controlled Afghanistan remains under close observation after receiving "different signals" on its approach to women in sport.

A senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official has said that the organisation is "quite pleased with what is going on at the moment" in Taliban-run Afghanistan to ensure people can access sport.

Afghanistan's flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has thanked the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for helping her relocate to the country and vowed to carry on and compete at Paris 2024.

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Taekwondo instructor Ali Rahimi was the "unsung hero" behind the successful refugee evacuation of eight female Afghani athletes, Australia Taekwondo has revealed.

A humanitarian aid package worth $560,000 (£423,000/€494,000) will be sent to members of the Olympic community in Afghanistan after the Taliban accepted an offer from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Afghanistan's boxing team has stayed in Serbia since the conclusion of the men's World Championships after opting not to return home as a result of the Taliban takeover.

Taliban officials have promised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that athletes and teams from Afghanistan will continue to be allowed to compete internationally.

A veteran taekwondo trainer is continuing to coach female students in Afghanistan in secret, despite the Taliban seizing power earlier this year.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed that more than 700 people remain in danger in Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power.