South Africa has decided to proceed and continue playing cricket matches with Afghanistan. Since they cannot blame the Afghan cricket team for the Taliban's actions in their home country. CSA's statement is in response to strong criticism from groups like Lawyers for Human Rights. They said that by playing against Afghanistan, South Africa is indirectly supporting a harsh government and urged CSA to stop playing against them. The South African government shares these concerns, but it hasn't yet called for an all-out boycott, and the same is being done by CSA. Also Read | BCCI Eyes UAE for IPL 2025 Auction: Possible Dates and Details Unveiled On Thursday, CSA said that even though they think women's cricket should get the same recognition and success, they won't stop playing with the Afghanistan men's team because of their government’s policies. "CSA remains mindful that gender equity should never come at the expense of one gender over another," the statement said. "We recognise that advocating for the advancement of one gender should not undermine the rights of the other. CSA believes there is no justification for subjecting Afghan cricket players - both male and female - to secondary persecution for the actions of the Taliban. We will continue to engage with member countries within the formal structures of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to address this matter." On the other hand, Cricket Australia has decided not to play against Afghanistan because of human rights issues, following their government’s advice. They are protesting by not having matches with Afghanistan. CSA disagrees with this approach, believing it won’t help. Instead, CSA thinks that punishing the cricket team and officials for what the Afghan government does won’t make a difference to the regime. "Any measures we consider must take into account the progress made by the Afghanistan Cricket Board in promoting women's cricket prior to the Taliban's ban on female participation in sports in August 2021" Also Read | CPL 2024: Dwayne Bravo Receives Heartwarming Guard of Honour from TKR Teammates