Daijiworld Media Network – Kabul

Kabul, Oct 18: In a tragic incident, at least three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, prompting the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to withdraw from an upcoming tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The ACB confirmed that the players — Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon — were among those killed when an airstrike targeted a gathering in Urgun district after they had returned home from Sharana, where they were preparing for next month’s series. Five others also lost their lives in the attack.

“The Afghanistan Cricket Board expresses its deepest sorrow and grief over the tragic martyrdom of the brave cricketers from Urgun District in Paktika Province, who were targeted this evening in a coward

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