In the most recent development in the Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes, the Afghanistan Cricket Board cancelled a cricket tournament in which Pakistan was to participate. The development comes after three Afghanistan cricketers were killed in a Pakistan airstrike late on Friday.

Expressing grief and sorrow over the incident, the cricket board said that the cricketers were “targeted in a cowardly attack carried out by the Pakistani regime.”

Here’s what we know about the clashes

When did the clashes begin?

The clashes erupted overnight on Tuesday in the remote area spanning southeastern Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district and Pakistan’s Chaman district. At least 170 people have been injured and 40 are dead.

What triggered the clashes?

The clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border co

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