ACB Chairman Ahsraf, international players visit Paktika to meet families of deceased in Pakistan airstrike, offer prayers for cricketers killed
Oct 21, 2025
The attacks in Paktika Province have been widely condemned by the cricket fraternity, including prominent Afghan cricketers like Rashid Khan. The ACB has also withdrawn from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I Series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka in protest, with Zimbabwe now being the third team in the series, which will be held in Pakistan. After the attack, the ACB confirmed that the local, up-and-coming players, identified as Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, were among eight people killed in the airstrike. Seven others were reportedly injured.