Afghan cricket fans defy bombers as T20 league takes off


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 16 Sep 2017

Afghan and foreign players take part in Afghanistan's Shpageeza T20 cricket tournament the main stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide attack outside Kabul's main cricket stadium this week may have underlined the daily security risks facing Afghanistan but the country's premier T20 tournament is carrying on and the enthusiasm of spectators appears undiminished.

Cricket, which spread from refugee camps in Pakistan, has become one of Afghanistan's most popular sports in recent years, feeding off the increasing success of the Afghan national side, who were accorded official test match status this year.

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