Rashid Khan News: Eight people, including three cricketers from Afghanistan, have died in Pakistan’s air strikes, while seven others have been injured. There is an atmosphere of mourning and anger in Afghanistan after this incident. Famous Afghan cricket player Rashid Khan strongly reacted to the attack and described it as “inhuman, immoral and barbaric”. Rashid Khan said that targeting civilians and young cricketers cannot be right under any circumstances. This is a serious violation of human rights. He supported the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming matches against Pakistan and called this action justified.
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Rashid Khan further wrote, “Targeting civilian infrastructure is completely wrong and barbaric. It is an inhuman and illegal act, which is a serious violation of human rights. Such actions cannot be ignored. Rashid gave a strong warning to Pakistan and wrote, “What happened to innocent people who lost their lives cannot be accepted under any circumstances. The decision by the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) to withdraw from the matches against Pakistan is correct. I stand with my people in these difficult times, and our national dignity must always remain paramount.
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
3 cricketers who lost their lives in Pakistan attack:
Eight people, including three Afghanistan cricketers – Kabir, Sibgatullah and Haroon – were killed while seven others were injured in the Pakistan airstrike. After this attack, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) took immediate action and decided to pull out of the triangular series against Pakistan. This T20 series was to be played between Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in November next month.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) expressed condolences about the domestic cricket players killed in Pakistan’s military action in Paktika province. The board shared a post and expressed deep condolences on the death of these players. ACB said that the martyrdom of these players is a huge loss to the sports sector of the country, especially cricket. ACB shared details of the entire incident in its post. The post said that the three cricketers had gone to play a friendly match in Sharana, the capital of Paktika province. After the match, when he was returning home, he was attacked during a meeting in Urgun district.