FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A miner has been killed while blowing up stones in the Raghistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, a local official said on Monday.
Information and Culture Director Moezuddin Ahmadi said the incident happened in the Zerakai area of Raghistan on Sunday evening.
According to Ahmadi, the miner was dynamiting stones with explosives for sale. The worker was accidentally wounded and later succumbed to his injuries.
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