The captain of Afghanistan national cricket team, Rashid Khan, has expressed deep sorrow over the civilian casualties in Pakistan’s recent aerial strikes in the country, terming the attacks “immoral and barbaric”.

Condemning the targeting of civilian infrastructure, he said the strikes, which killed women, children and young cricketers, were a “grave violation of human rights”.

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Welcoming the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) decision to withdraw from upcoming matches against Pakistan, he said national dignity must come before all else, adding, “I stand with our people at this difficult time”.

Three Afghan cricketers were among 8 people killed in Pakistani airstrikes that hit Afghanistan late on Friday. According to Tolo News, the attacks targeted residential areas in Kand

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