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8 killed as riverboat sinks in Helmand’s Kajaki

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least eight people, including women and children, were killed when a riverboat sank in Kajaki district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said.

Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in Azan area of the district this morning. He said two women, three children and as many men were killed in the boat drowning.

A resident of the area, who wished not be named, told Pajhwok that six individuals had been killed in the incident.

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