Afghanistan has pulled out of an upcoming cricket series after three players in a local tournament were killed in an air strike it blamed Pakistan for. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said it would withdraw from November's tri-nation T20 series out of respect for the dead. The three did not play for the national team.

The tenuous peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan appears to have ended after days of escalating conflict that came to a head as Afghanistan accused its neighbor of carrying out airstrikes on its territory on Friday.

Afghanistan and Pakistan said they had agreed a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, following days of deadly clashes between the neighbors and former allies.

Muzarabani drew Yamin Ahmadzai's edge twice in an over, but one went over the cordon and the other fine of backward point for fortunate boundaries. Soon, Evans had Khalil Gurbaz edging behind off a short ball, and cleaned up Ziaur Rahman first ball with a yorker to complete a maiden Test five-for.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Brad Evans claimed a five-wicket haul and Ben Curran struck a composed half-century as Zimbabwe seized early control of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, ending the opening day with a first-innings lead and eight wickets intact.

The European Union confirmed on Monday it has initiated exploratory contacts with the Taliban government in Afghanistan as part of efforts to increase the number of deportations of failed asylum seekers from Europe.

For Pakistan, the ceasefire along the Afghan border feels less like a breakthrough and more like the end of an illusion.The pause in fighting came at Afghanistan’s request, yet the roots

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