Young boy dies after falling from mountain in Ghor

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): A young boy died after falling from a mountain in Morghab district of western Ghor province, an official said on Saturday.

Police spokesman Maulavi Abdul Rahman Badri told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The young Zaria fell off and died in Asbaraf area of Marghab district while trying to cross the mountain after flash floods blocked the main highway.”

In more than a week, four people were killed and over 500 houses and thousands acres of farmland were destroyed by recent flash floods in Ghor.

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