19-year-old boy drowns in Samangan, presumed dead

AIBAK (Pajhwok): A teenage boy drowned in a river and was presumed dead while swimming in Dar-i-Sauf district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Wednesday.

Police spokesman Hashmatullah Rahmani told Pajhwok Afghan News the 19-year-old, a resident of the district, drowned in the Noor village on Tuesday.

Police were trying to recover the dead body, Rahmani added.

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