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Caught up in excitement: US embassy prematurely declares Afghan victory
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Afghanistan’s Hassan Hamid appeals unsuccessfully to the umpire for the wicket of Bangladesh’s Al Hasan Shakib, left, during their Pool A World Cup match in Canberra, Australia. — AP
KABUL: The US embassy in Kabul seemed to get caught up in the excitement of Afghanistan's World Cup debut on Wednesday, congratulating the side on victory just half-way through the Bangladesh innings.
The Afghans made their World Cup bow in Canberra against the Test-status South Asians, completing another step in their fairytale rags-to-riches story.
The war-torn country has taken to cricket with a passion and millions are expected to follow the match via TV, radio and social media.
With the match barely a quarter of the way through, the US embassy's official Twitter account posted a message hailing Afghanistan's “victory”.
“Congratulations to #Afghanistan for their win over #Bangladesh in the Cricket World Cup #CWC15 #AFGvsBAN,” the message said.
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Congratulations to #Afghanistan for their win over #Bangladesh in the Cricket World Cup #CWC15 #AFGvsBAN
9:45 AM - 18 Feb 2015
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Premature posting but we are still cheering for team Afghanistan at the #CWC15! #AFGvsBAN
10:33 AM - 18 Feb 2015
The tweet triggered a flood of sarcastic retorts about Americans in Kabul prematurely declaring victory, as well as an apologetic response from the embassy.
“Premature posting but we are still cheering for team Afghanistan at the #CWC15! #AFGvsBAN,” the embassy tweeted.
Caught up in excitement: US embassy prematurely declares Afghan victory - Sport - DAWN.COM
AFP Published about 3 hours ago
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Afghanistan’s Hassan Hamid appeals unsuccessfully to the umpire for the wicket of Bangladesh’s Al Hasan Shakib, left, during their Pool A World Cup match in Canberra, Australia. — AP
KABUL: The US embassy in Kabul seemed to get caught up in the excitement of Afghanistan's World Cup debut on Wednesday, congratulating the side on victory just half-way through the Bangladesh innings.
The Afghans made their World Cup bow in Canberra against the Test-status South Asians, completing another step in their fairytale rags-to-riches story.
The war-torn country has taken to cricket with a passion and millions are expected to follow the match via TV, radio and social media.
With the match barely a quarter of the way through, the US embassy's official Twitter account posted a message hailing Afghanistan's “victory”.
“Congratulations to #Afghanistan for their win over #Bangladesh in the Cricket World Cup #CWC15 #AFGvsBAN,” the message said.
U.S. Embassy Kabul ✔ @USEmbassyKabulFollow
Congratulations to #Afghanistan for their win over #Bangladesh in the Cricket World Cup #CWC15 #AFGvsBAN
9:45 AM - 18 Feb 2015
U.S. Embassy Kabul ✔ @USEmbassyKabulFollow
Premature posting but we are still cheering for team Afghanistan at the #CWC15! #AFGvsBAN
10:33 AM - 18 Feb 2015
The tweet triggered a flood of sarcastic retorts about Americans in Kabul prematurely declaring victory, as well as an apologetic response from the embassy.
“Premature posting but we are still cheering for team Afghanistan at the #CWC15! #AFGvsBAN,” the embassy tweeted.
Caught up in excitement: US embassy prematurely declares Afghan victory - Sport - DAWN.COM
i can comment only if i know who is winning?
