New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- In a tragic development, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday announced that three young and promising cricketers were among those killed in fresh airstrike by Pakistan. The three cricketers were identified as Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah and Haroon.

According to a Tolo News report, Pakistan conducted a series of airstrikes in Afghanistan's Paktika province, thus breaching a recent ceasefire agreement between the two countries. The airstrikes targeted the residential areas of Urgun and Barmal districts in Afghanistan, leaving several civilians dead.

The three players had travelled to Sharana, the capital of Paktika province, to play in a friendly cricket match. They returned to their respective homes in Urg...