“This is a game that can bring Afghanistan together and be a very good tool for peace and stability,” Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil, Afghanistan's 30-year-old captain says.

An Afghan cricket player prepares to bowl at a friendly game on the outskirts of Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket player prepares to bowl at a friendly game on the outskirts of Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket batsman hits the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket batsman hits the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket player bats during a friendly game in front of the ruined Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket player bats during a friendly game in front of the ruined Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket player bats in front of the ruined Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket player bats in front of the ruined Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. — AFP

Afghan men plays cricket as a NATO helicopter flies overhead during a friendly game in front of the ruined Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. — AFP
Afghan men plays cricket as a NATO helicopter flies overhead during a friendly game in front of the ruined Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket player fields the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket player fields the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket player fields the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket player fields the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket batsman hits the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket batsman hits the ball during a friendly game in a field at the Chaman-e- Huzuri ground in Kabul. — AFP

An Afghan cricket player bats during a friendly game on the outskirts of Kabul. — AFP
An Afghan cricket player bats during a friendly game on the outskirts of Kabul. — AFP

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