FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Fifteen laborers at a goldmine have been killed and five others injured as a result of a snow avalanche in the Khawahan district of northeastern Badakhshan Province.
Badakhshan Governor Mohammad ZakriaSawda said the incident happened in the Roweng village when the laborers were busy separating gold from sand.
He said casualties toll may rise because the area is remote and under the militants control where mobile networks are not working.
He added dead and injured people are civilians.
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