Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has delivered a strong message to Afghanistan, reminding the neighbouring country of Pakistan’s long-standing support and sacrifices for the Afghan people.
Shahid Afridi has said that Pakistan has always stood by Afghanistan in difficult times, but recent actions, including border attacks, reflect that Afghanistan has forgotten its brotherly ties.
“We opened our borders to our brothers. We settled four million refugees on our soil. I personally take care of 350 Afghan households according to my means, but it is with deep regret that I must say that in recent days, Afghanistan, having forgotten all these favors, launched open aggression on the borders, to which our forces gave a strong response,” he said in a post on X.
Afridi also took a purported jibe at India, saying Afghans should remember that Pakistan is a brotherly Islamic nation and so they should not be used by “another country” that is already providing support to terrorists inside Pakistan.
Expressing disappointment, Afridi said it was “very sad” that Afghanistan has forgotten Pakistan’s favours and sacrifices. He noted that Afghanistan has openly attacked Pakistan’s borders, forcing Pakistan’s forces to give a befitting response.
In his statement on X, Afridi stressed that Afghanistan must not allow its soil to be used by countries that support terrorism against Pakistan. He called on the Afghan leadership to recognize Pakistan as an Islamic brotherly nation rather than a rival.
“Afghanistan should think that Pakistan is its brother Islamic country, therefore, the hands of such a country should not be used which is already providing support to terrorists inside Pakistan,” he warned.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board responded to the wave of Pakistani air strikes on civilian territory along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border by withdrawing from their men’s team’s upcoming tri-series involving the Pakistan cricket team. Afghanistan talisman and captain Rashid Khan also released a statement overnight responding to the lives lost because of the air strikes.
“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,” Rashid said on X.
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