Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I Series involving Pakistan, following a deadly attack in Paktika province that claimed the lives of several Afghan cricketers.

In a statement issued, the ACB expressed "deep sorrow and grief" over what it described as a "cowardly attack carried out by the Pakistani regime," which targeted local players in Urgun District, Paktika.

According to the statement, three cricketers - Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon - were killed along with five other civilians, while seven others sustained injuries. The players had returned to Urgun after participating in a friendly cricket match in Sharana, the provincial capital, when the at...