Zabul: Chromite mine collapse leaves 2 dead, 1 injured

KALAT (Pajhwok): Two workers have been killed and a third injured as a result of rockslide in southern Zabul province, an official said on Wednesday.

The incident happened in a chromite mine in Shahr-i-Safa district on Tuesday night, police spokesman Zabihullah Jawhari told Pajhwok Afghan News.

District chief Maulvi Nazir Ahmadi confirmed the miners were killed when part of the mountain slid and a rock fell on the mine.

Jawhari added 10 miners were working in the mine when the incident took place.

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