JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Nine members of a family, including women and children, were killed in a traffic accident on Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Saturday.
Officials said that the accident was caused due to high speed of two vehicles and carelessness of drivers during a wedding ceremony.
Nangarhar Information and Culture Department confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place on Friday noon on Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Spin Khwar area of Batikot district.
The department in a statement said that the incident took place when two drivers were trying to overtake . . .
