Afghanistan has withdrawn from next month's tri-series against Pakistan following the death of three local cricketers in a cross-border attack in the Urgun district of the country.

The T20I tournament, between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, had been arranged by the PCB last month, and was scheduled to be played between November 17-29 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.

In a post on X, the ACB claimed that several lives had been lost in the attack, including three local cricketers who had been returning home after playing a "friendly" match in Sharana, the capital of Paktika province.

"The ACB considers this a great loss for Afghanistan's sports community, its athletes, and the cricketing family," the statement said.

Describing it as a "tragic incident", the ACB said that "as a gesture of

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