The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced its withdrawal from the upcoming tri-nation T20 series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka, following the deaths of three Afghan domestic players in airstrikes allegedly conducted by Pakistan’s military regime in the Paktika province.

In an official statement shared on social media, the ACB condemned the attack, calling it “a cowardly assault carried out by the Pakistani regime.” The board stated that the tragic incident had left the entire Afghan cricket fraternity in mourning and that the decision to pull out was taken “in solidarity with the victims and in protest against the barbaric aggression.”

According to the ACB, three domestic cricketers, Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, were among those killed in the airstrikes on Urgun District.

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