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3 Afghanistan Cricketers Killed In Attack On Pakistan Border

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3 Afghanistan Cricketers Killed In Attack On Pakistan Border

By AFP News October 18, 2025 • 08:56 AM View: 630

Afghanistan have pulled out of a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month after three local cricketers were killed in an attack, the country's cricket board said on Friday.

The ACB said that the players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana in the eastern Paktika province on the Pakistan border to take part in a friendly match.

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