Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) extended its gratitude to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for standing in solidarity over the killing of three domestic players in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s southeastern Paktika province. The ACB urged the ICC to take “decisive” actions against those responsible for the “inhumane attack”.

ACB earlier confirmed that the players, identified as Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, were among eight people killed in the airstrike in the Urgun district, saying it was “carried out by the Pakistani regime”.

In response to the attack, Afghanistan announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I series involving Pakistan, scheduled to commence on November 5.

The three local players had earlier travelled to Sharana, the capital of Paktika province

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