A teenage girl and a young boy in Nangarhar province have been injured by fireworks in celebrations over the victory of Afghanistan\u2019s national cricket team against Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naqibullah Rahimi, spokesperson for Nangarhar\u2019s Public Health Department, said the 17-year-old girl has lost one of her eyes in the incident while the boy will make a full recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He did not provide further details about their identities or where the incidents occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Rahimi said on Tuesday that the young boy had already been discharged from Nangarhar provincial hospital and he is in a good condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, many streets around Afghanistan erupted celebratory gunfire and fireworks after the national team defeated Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup for the first time in a one-day international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some residents in Kabul said that the gunshots were terrifying to them and the intensity of the cheers had frightened those who didn\u2019t know about the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn’t know about the cricket game. When the shooting started, we thought it was a war,\u201d Humaira*, a resident of Kabul\u2019s 6th district said. \u201cThe sounds of gunshots came from very a close distance. But then we searched the news and we realized that it is not a war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The match was played in Pakistan with Afghanistan beating the hosts by eight wickets and successfully chasing down the 283 run-target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s only Afghanistan\u2019s third win at the World Cup. The first being was in 2015 against Scotland and their second win was eight days ago in a stunning upset against England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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