Islamabad, Oct. 19 -- Afghanistan has withdrawn its national team from next month's Twenty20 tri-series in Pakistan after it said three local cricketers were killed in Pakistan military strikes in southeastern Paktika province on Friday in which 10 people were killed, AP reported. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Saturday that the cricketers were "targeted during a gathering" in Urgun district when they returned home after playing a friendly cricket match in Sharana, the capital of Paktika province. Paktika officials said the players had been visiting a home at the time of the strike. "In response to this tragic incident and as a gesture of respect to the victims, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has decided to withdraw from partici...