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Attack Claims Lives of Afghan Cricketers, Tri-Series with Pakistan Cancelled

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In a tragic turn of events, three Afghan cricketers were among at least 40 people killed following a Pakistan airstrike in Afghanistan late on Friday, October 17. The attack reportedly targeted residential areas in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, with most casualties being women and children, according to Tolo News.

ACB Withdraws from Series in Mourning

In response to the devastating incident, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the cancellation of the upcoming three-match T20 tri-series involving Pakistan. Expressing grief and outrage, the board condemned the attack, describing it as a β€œcowardly act” carried out by the Pakistan regime.

β€œπ‘°π’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‰π’†π’‚π’“π’•π’ƒπ’“π’†π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’π’„π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’•, 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” (𝑲𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒓, π‘Ίπ’Šπ’ƒπ’ˆπ’‰π’‚π’•π’–π’π’π’‚π’‰, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒏) π’‚π’π’π’π’ˆπ’”π’Šπ’…π’† π’‡π’Šπ’—π’† 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’‡π’†π’π’π’π’˜ π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’šπ’Žπ’†π’ π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π‘Όπ’“π’ˆπ’–π’ π‘«π’Šπ’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’„π’• π’˜π’†π’“π’† π’Žπ’‚π’“π’•π’šπ’“π’†π’…, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 π’˜π’†π’“π’† π’Šπ’π’‹π’–π’“π’†π’…. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’‚π’“π’•π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‘π’‚π’•π’† π’Šπ’ 𝒂 π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’π’š π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰. 𝑼𝒑𝒐𝒏 π’“π’†π’•π’–π’“π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‰π’π’Žπ’†, π’•π’‰π’†π’š π’˜π’†π’“π’† π’•π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•π’†π’… π’…π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂 π’ˆπ’‚π’•π’‰π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨π‘ͺ𝑩 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒏 π’π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’”π’•π’‚π’•π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’•.

The ACB further confirmed its withdrawal from the tournament as a mark of respect for the victims, stating that the team would not participate in the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I Series, which was scheduled for late November.

Escalating Tensions Between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Local officials reported that the air raids directly struck civilian homes, leaving dozens dead and injured. The attack has intensified tensions between the two neighboring nations and drawn global condemnation for violating international humanitarian norms.

β€œπ‘ͺπ’Šπ’—π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‚π’ π’„π’‚π’”π’–π’‚π’π’•π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’†π’™π’•π’“π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’š π’‰π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰. π’€π’†π’”π’•π’†π’“π’…π’‚π’šβ€™π’” π’‚π’Šπ’“π’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’Œπ’†π’” 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’Šπ’π’„π’“π’†π’‚π’”π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’–π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“π’”. 𝑾𝒆 π’π’π’˜ 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 170 π’Šπ’π’‹π’–π’“π’†π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 40 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π‘²π’‚π’“π’Šπ’Žπ’–π’π’π’‚π’‰ π’π’–π’ƒπ’‚π’Šπ’“ π‘¨π’ˆπ’‰π’‚, 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 π‘·π’–π’ƒπ’π’Šπ’„ 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 π’Šπ’ π‘Ίπ’‘π’Šπ’ π‘©π’π’π’…π’‚π’Œ.

Eyewitnesses described scenes of destruction and grief, accusing Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilians.

β€œπ‘°β€™π’—π’† 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’π’†π’”π’”π’†π’… 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 π’Šπ’π’‹π’–π’”π’•π’Šπ’„π’†. 𝑨 π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 π’Šπ’•π’”π’†π’π’‡ π‘΄π’–π’”π’π’Šπ’Ž π’ƒπ’π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’… 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’˜π’π’Žπ’†π’, π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’…π’“π’†π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‰π’π’Žπ’†π’”. 𝑰𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π’…π’Šπ’‚π’π’π’ˆπ’–π’†,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π’”π’–π’“π’—π’Šπ’—π’π’“ π‘―π’‚π’‹π’Š π‘©π’‚π’‰π’“π’‚π’Ž.

Widespread Damage and Mourning

The attacks also caused artillery shelling in neighboring regions, including Nokli, Haji Hassan Kelay, Wardak, Kuchian, Shorabak, and Shaheed, resulting in extensive property damage. The victims were buried in the central cemetery of Spin Boldak district, where hundreds gathered to pay their final respects.

As Afghanistan mourns the loss of its players and civilians, calls for accountability and international intervention have grown louder, marking a dark day for both sports and humanity in the war-torn region.

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