In a most heart-rending twist of fate, three Afghan club cricketers, namely Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, were killed in an airstrike in Urgun, Paktika province, when they returned from a friendly match in Sharana. The airstrike, allegedly conducted by Pakistan, has shaken the cricket fraternity in Afghanistan to the core and led to the national team pulling out of the upcoming T20I tri-series in Pakistan in mid-November.

According to reports compiled by Cricbuzz, the players were invited to a small dinner following their game. Some teammates, exhausted from the day’s cricket, decided to rest a decision that ultimately saved their lives. Those who attended the gathering were caught when the site was struck multiple times. Witnesses described the attack unfolding in three waves, t

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