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ACB withdraws from T20I tri-series involving Pakistan after 3 Afghan players killed in air strike

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ACB Withdraws From T20I Tri-series Involving Pakistan After 3 Afghan Players Killed In Air Strike

By IANS News October 18, 2025 • 09:26 AM View: 636

The Afghanistan Cricket Board: Afghanistan have pulled out of a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month after three local cricketers were killed in airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said on Friday.

Afghanistan had been scheduled to participate in the tri-series, also featuring Sri Lanka, in Lahore and Rawalpindi from November 5 to 29.

The ACB shared a statement on social media, condemning the incident and describing it as "a cowardly attack carried out by the Pakistani regime."

TAGS Sri Lanka Afghanistan Cricket Board Afghanistan Cricket Board Urgun District Paktika Province Nation T20I Series Afghanistan T20I Mohammad Nabi Fazalhaq Farooqi

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