Eight people, including three cricketers from Afghanistan, were killed in the air strike by Pakistan, while seven others were injured. The attack took place in Urgun area of ​​Paktika province, where cricketers Kabir, Sibgatullah and Haroon had returned after playing a friendly match. This incident has shocked the entire Afghanistan and there is an atmosphere of both mourning and anger in the country.

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) described this incident as a big loss for the country’s sports world. The board said that the youth who lost their lives were dreaming of playing for the country in the future. ACB expressed deep condolences on the death of the players and announced their withdrawal from the T20 triangular series against Pakistan to be held in November. This series was to be played between Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

I am deeply saddened by the loss of civilian lives in the recent Pakistani aerial strikes on Afghanistan. A tragedy that claimed the lives of women, children, and aspiring young cricketers who dreamed of representing their nation on the world stage.

It is absolutely immoral and…

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) October 17, 2025

Rashid Khan’s statement – This is barbarity and against humanity

Afghanistan’s star cricketer Rashid Khan strongly condemned this attack on social media platform X. He wrote that the attack on innocent civilians and players is a serious violation of human rights. Rashid said that this is a barbaric, immoral and inhuman act. I stand with my country and my people. Our national dignity is supreme.” He supported the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s decision to withdraw from Pakistan and said that it is a courageous step taken at the right time.

Wave of mourning in the cricket world

After the death of the three cricketers, a wave of mourning spread in Afghanistan and the international cricket community. Many players expressed their condolences to the Afghan cricket family by tweeting. ACB wrote in its post that Kabir, Sibgatullah and Haroon were the bright future of the country. His martyrdom is an irreparable loss for Afghan cricket.”

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The first reaction from Afghanistan has come on the airstrike carried out by the Pakistani Army on Thursday (October 09, 2025) in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in which the Afghan Defense Ministry, issuing a statement on behalf of Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob, informed that once again Pakistan has violated Afghanistan’s airspace.

Pakistani forces attacked a civilian market in Margha area of ​​Paktika province near the Durand Line and violated the airspace over the capital Kabul. At 11 pm Indian time, the Pakistani Army carried out two low-intensity air strikes on Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

Noor Wali Mehsud suspected to be alive

According to the information, a Land Cruiser car was targeted outside the Imperial Hotel on Abdullah Haq Square in Kabul, in which Pakistan suspected that Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Noor Wali Mehsud could be there, because Noor Wali Mehsud also uses a black Land Cruiser car fitted with a jammer, the photo of which was shared by sources of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI with the Pakistani media.

Apart from Kabul, the Pakistani Army on Thursday also carried out an airstrike in the market located in Margha area of ​​Barmal district of Paktika province, in which more than 35 slums were turned into debris and only ruined settlements and debris were visible everywhere in the entire area.

Afghanistan’s Defense Minister gave a strong reaction

However, on the Pakistani airstrike, while Tehreek-e-Taliban released the audio of Noor Wali Mehsud and claimed that Noor Wali Mehsud is alive, on the other hand, Afghanistan’s Defense Minister Mullah Yakub issued a strong reaction and said that now the Pakistani Army will have to bear the consequences of this attack.

Pakistani Army spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary held a press conference in Peshawar on Friday (October 10, 2025) and said that the Pakistani Army will take every step to deal with the terrorists. However, the Pakistani Army spokesperson did not give any reply on the airstrike on Afghanistan.

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