MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): About 36 traffic accidents occurred on the Mazar-Hairatan highway in northern Balkh province during last two months, officials said on Thursday.
They say at least 12 people were killed and 17 others were wounded in these accidents.
Meanwhile, some drivers on the highway linked the accidents with heaps of sand carried by strong winds, substandard roads and lack of traffic signs.
Bismillah, a driver on the highway, told Pajhwok Afghan News he daily travelled on the highway and used to witness many traffic accidents.
He also called reckless driving, absence of traffic signs and heaps . . .
