Ghazanfar called for international community to intervene and de-escalate the situation.
Afghanistan spinner Allah Ghazanfar has made a heartfelt appeal to the international community following a horrific airstrike on a rehabilitation center in Kabul. The young player discussed the broader implications of Pakistan and Afghanistan's growing tensions, emphasizing the conflict's human cost.
At least 400 people lost their lives in one of Pakistan's worst airstrikes on Afghanistan, with another 250 injured. According to Afghanistan's deputy government spokesperson, Hamdullah Fitrat, the strike hit a drug rehabilitation center, causing considerable damage to the 2,000-bed institution.
Pakistan, however, has denied the allegations.
Ghazanfar highlighted the importance of the facility, stressing that it provided crucial support to vulnerable sections of society.
"The people there don't have money for treatment. And now, they've targeted that place as well; they've martyred those people. This is not acceptable to the people of Afghanistan,” Ghazanfar told CNN News18.
He questioned Pakistan’s intentions behind such a strike on Afghanistan.
"I don't know what they're trying to prove. They come and target ordinary people, and we simply cannot accept this. Afghanistan cannot accept this. Everyone knows Afghanistan's history. If that history repeats itself, it will be very bad for Pakistan,” Ghazanfar warned.
Ghazanfar, who will play for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2026, also discussed Afghanistan's relationship with India, calling it a close ally.
He asked the international community to arbitrate and de-escalate the conflict, highlighting that such conflicts unduly affect regular people.
"India is our close friend. We want to engage with them, to talk about these issues, so that things like this don't happen. This is our request to other countries, too. This is not good for the people. Right now, the world is going through many challenges, and this is not good for anyone," he concluded.
19-year-old Ghazanfar has played one Test, 14 ODIs, and 5 T20Is for Afghanistan and has taken 29 wickets across formats. He also has 77 T20 wickets in 63 games.