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Why the BCCI’s condemnation of Pakistani air-strikes killing Afghan cricketers marks a turning point in South Asian cricket diplomacy

Oct 18, 2025

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by

Himanshu

in Sports News

The incident and its context In October 2025 a tragic event occurred in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), three young Afghan cricketers — named as Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah, and Haroon — were killed in an aerial strike in Paktika province, Afghanistan’s Urgun district, after returning from…