Afghanistan spinner Ullah Ghazanfar has made an emotional appeal to the international community following the devastating airstrike on a rehabilitation center in Kabul. The young cricketer spoke about the wide-ranging effects of the growing tension between. Pakistan and Afghanistan, drawing attention to the human cost of conflict.At least 400 people were killed and around 250 injured in the attack, described as one of Pakistan’s deadliest air strikes on Afghanistan. The attack targeted a drug rehabilitation hospital, destroying key parts of the 2,000-bed facility, Hamdullah Fitrat, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s deputy government, said. However, Pakistan has denied these allegations.Ghazanfar highlighted the importance of this facility and emphasized that it provides important support to the weaker sections of the society.“People there don’t have money for treatment,” Ghazanfar told CNN News 18. “And now, they have targeted this place as well, they have martyred these people. This is not acceptable to the people of Afghanistan.”While strongly condemning the attack, he also questioned the intention behind such military operations.“I don’t know what they’re trying to prove. They come and target civilians, and we just can’t accept that. Afghanistan can’t accept that,” he said in the interview.“Everybody knows the history of Afghanistan,” he warned. If that history repeats itself, it will be very bad for Pakistan.Ghazanfar, who is set to represent Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, also spoke about Afghanistan’s relationship with India, calling it a close ally. He urged the international community to step up and help de-escalate the situation, stressing that such conflicts hurt civilians the most.“India is our close friend. We want to interact with them, discuss these issues, so that things like this don’t happen. This is our request to other countries as well. It is not good for people. Right now, the world is going through many challenges, and it is not good for anyone,” he said.The spinner is yet to make his IPL debut and has played 20 matches for Afghanistan so far, taking 29 wickets across all formats.
