US EditionAfghanistan Withdraws From Twenty20 Cricket Tri-Series in Pakistan over Military Strikes
The Afghanistan Cricket Board withdrew from the tri-series as a tribute after three players were killed in a targeted airstrike near the Pakistan border, with five others also dead.
- Three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike during a local gathering in Paktika province, as confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board .
- The ACB announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I series involving Pakistan, expressing deep sorrow over the tragic loss.
- Afghanistan's captain, Rashid Khan, condemned the attack as "absolutely immoral and barbaric," while calling for international attention to human rights violations.
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Afghanistan pull out of T20 tri-series in Pakistan amid conflict
Afghanistan have withdrawn from their Twenty20 international tri-series in Pakistan next month following the death of three local cricketers that the Afghanistan Cricket Board said were due to military strikes in Paktika province. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Afghanistan to boycott Twenty20 cricket tri-series in Pakistan after 'strike killed three local players'
The players were in a home in Paktika province, which borders Pakistan, on Friday when they were targeted, according to the Afghanistan Cricket Board. Kabul then decided to pull the team out of the upcoming Twenty20 cricket tri-series.
Pakistan attacked Afghanistan, killing eight people, including three cricketers. Following the attack, the Afghanistan Cricket Board canceled a triangular T20 series with Pakistan. Pakistan's air strikes have further escalated tensions amid efforts to reach a peace agreement in Qatar.
Pakistan responds to Afghanistan's withdrawal from T20I tri-series after deadly air strike: 'We are looking at...'
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