Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Arrested for Celebratory Gunfire

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The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA) acknowledged on Sunday that a number of Kabul residents were arrested on Saturday night for celebrating the National Cricket Team's historic win over Bangladesh by firing guns into the air. After Cricket Team's victory over Bangladesh Saturday night, which marks Afghanistan's first cricket victory over a Test-playing nation, hundreds of Kabul residents poured out into the streets to celebrate. The public revelry Saturday night was not on the scale of that seen after the National Football Team won its first international title back in September, however, there were some similar sights. Afghan men danced and cheered, hung out of car windows and gunshots were heard around the capital. MoIA spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said that the accused men's guns were seized and they could face legal repurcussions if found guilty in court. "The investigations are ongoing and they face serious punishment," Sediqqi said. A number of Kabul residents criticized those who expressed their happiness with the win by shooting skyward, indicating support for the Ministry's move to curtail the behavior. "We saw a 12-years old boy last night, and he was firing," one Kabul resident told TOLOnews. "He is the relative of a government official or supported by someone powerful."