Afghanistan should be suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) while its Taliban rulers continue to ban women and girls from playing sports, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged on Monday. The US-based rights group called on the IOC to suspend Afghanistan, now ruled by the Taliban, from international sport during its executive board meeting, which ends on Wednesday in Switzerland. The Taliban have been staunchly criticised for their treatment of women and girls since they seized power in Afghanistan last year, and HRW said “hundreds” of female athletes have fled. HRW global initiatives…