For example , the International Boxing Association ( AIBA ) does not allow players to have beards and mustaches , but Afghan males were forbidden to cut their facial hair .
Laws implemented by the Taliban government also made it impossible for Afghan athletes to compete .
The International Boxing Association ( AIBA ) does not allow players to have beards and mustaches , but Afghan males were forbidden to cut their facial hair .
Laws implemented by the Taliban government also made it impossible for Afghan athletes to compete .