That regime banned most forms of entertainment - including many sports - and stadiums doubled as public execution venues. The return of the Taliban has sparked widespread fear in Afghanistan and in the international community, reviving memories of their first stint in power from 1996 to 2001, when they imposed a harsh version of Islamic law. He was in charge of a contingent of Taliban keeping guard among the crowd - some watching the game more intently than the spectators. "It is great to be here and watch cricket," Taliban's Hamza told AFP at the stadium in Kabul, an American M-16 rifle slung over his shoulder. The two sides - called Peace Defenders and Peace Heroes - featured many members of the Afghan national team, currently preparing for the Twenty20 World Cup to be played in UAE and Oman from October 17. It was the first match since the Taliban swept to power on August 15, leaving organisers of sports and cultural events wondering what is now acceptable under the hardline Islamists' rule.
#CRICKET PRINTER TRIAL#
– Only let people eat bacon after they’ve eaten a bite of cricket paste.A near-full house turned out to watch Afghanistan's top cricketers play in a trial match Friday, with Taliban and Afghan flags waving side by side in what sports officials called a show of national unity. – Mix cricket and dung beetle paste in with normal protein powder. Here are better ways to get people to eat insects: Soares’ goals are admirable, although when it comes to actually getting people to eat insects on a larger scale, 3D printing beautiful but somewhat sterile edible structures is probably not the way to go. Snails, oysters, shrimp, and lobster were all once considered disgusting, and now they are beloved treats. This prejudice against eating insects is utterly irrational, and many cultures do already eat arthropods. It makes sense to embrace entomophagy, the practice of raising insects as food, on a global scale.īut many people don’t want to be in the same room as bugs, let alone eat them, which is why Soares is attempting to disguise bug paste inside 3D printed designs that look like fancy, futuristic wafers shaped like honeycombs and durians. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization believes bug eating is the right strategy to adopt as the world’s population grows, a new food source is required, and bugs are already squirming around on every continent and in every climate. There is a wholly rational argument for eating creepy-crawlies. Here’s the other catch: this isn’t a hypothetical.Ī Portuguese designer, Susan Soares, is using 3D printing technology to make insects more palatable. Here’s the catch: this superfood is made from the paste of ground-up dung beetles and crickets. It’s good for you and good for the environment. Follow A Portuguese designer creates a food source from primary ingredients that are in abundant global supply.