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Taliban Officials Congratulate Afghanistan Cricket Team On The Emphatic Win

By IANS News October 26, 2021 • 17:12 PM View: 1881

Taliban officials took to social media to congratulate the Afghanistan cricket team for winning a match in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

On Monday, Afghanistan thrashed Scotland by 130 runs in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Sharjah. It was also the first major win for Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of the country.

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