Afghan cricketers visit victims, condemn civilian casualties after airstrikes

Officials from the Afghanistan Cricket Board ACB along with national team players visited hospitals in Kabul to check on those injured due to the Pakistani strike at a hospital The players offered support and prayers for recoveryAfghanistans ODI and Test captain Hashmatullah Shahidi accompanied by teammates Gulbadin Naib and Qais Ahmad visited Wazir Akbar Khan and Kabul Emergency hospitals where they met survivors and expressed solidarity with victims and their familiesThe visit came amid growing outrage among Afghanistans cricketing community following reports of heavy civilian casualties caused by airstrikes in Kabul Several players publicly condemned the violence and called for accountabilityView this post on InstagramA post shared by Afghanistan Cricket Board afghanistancricketboardOver 400 people have been reported killed in the deadly airstrike carried out by Pakistan on an addiction treatment hospital in Kabul while at the same time the Pakistani military has fired 124 rockets into the districts of Kunar province over the past 24 hours as reported by Tolo NewsThe United Nations has called for an investigation and accountability into the horrific airstrikeAccording to Tolo News officials from the Kunar Directorate of Information and Culture said that Pakistan carried out scattered rocket attacks across several areas of the province however no casualties have been reportedZiaulRahman Spin Ghar Head of Information at the Directorate said The Pakistani military regime has once again launched 124 rocket attacks on districts near the hypothetical Durand Line in Kunar Fortunately no one was harmed in these attacks However as a result many of our fellow citizens have been forced to leave their homesCiting Kunars Department of Refugees and Repatriation Tolo News reported that nearly 7500 families from districts near the Durand Line have been displaced due to these rocket attacks and have moved to safer areasEarlier on Tuesday several Afghanistan cricketers spoke out against the civilian casualties reported in Kabul following airstrikes by Pakistan expressing grief and calling for justice Pakistan carried out heavy bombardment targeting Afghanistans capital Kabul with Taliban officials and residents reporting multiple explosions across the city Khaama Press reportedAccording to Khaama Press the latest bombardment highlights rapidly deteriorating relations between Pakistan and the Taliban administration as both sides continue to trade accusations over security issuesRashid Khan took to X to express his outrage saying he was deeply saddened by the latest reports of civilian casualties in Kabul The allrounder added that targeting civilian homes educational facilities or medical infrastructure whether intentional or accidental amounts to a war crimeRashid Khan wrote I am deeply saddened by the latest reports of civilian casualties as a result of Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul Targeting civilian homes educational facilities or medical infrastructure either intentional or by mistake is a war crime The sheer disregard for human lives especially during the holy month of Ramadan is sickening and deeply concerning It will only fuel division and hatred I call upon the UN and other human rights agencies to thoroughly investigate this latest atrocity and hold the perpetrators to account I stand with my Afghan people in this difficult time We shall heal and we will rise as a nation We always do InshallahThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever