By - Monu Kumar
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced its decision to withdraw from the upcoming tri-nation T20 series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka, following the deaths of three Afghan domestic cricketers in airstrikes allegedly carried out by Pakistan's military regime in Paktika province.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday reported that three domestic cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Paktika, that Afghanistan goverment has already termed a terrorist attack sponsored by Pakistan.
In response, the ACB announced the cancellation of a tri-series that was scheduled to be held in Lahore and Rawalpindi in November. Afghanistan had been scheduled to participate in the tri-series, also featuring Sri Lanka, in Lahore and Rawalpindi from November 5 to 29.
In a statement shared on social media, the ACB condemned the incident, describing it as "a cowardly attack carried out by the Pakistani regime."
"In this heartbreaking incident, three players (Kabeer, Sibghatullah and Haroon) alongside 5 other fellow countrymen from Urgun District were martyred, and seven others were injured," the ACB said in a statement on Saturday.