Teenage boy drowns while swimming in Badghis river

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A 13-year-old boy has drowned in a river while swimming in Bala Morghab district of western Badghis province, police official said on Saturday.

In a statement, the police headquarters said: “Unfortunately, a 13-year-old boy has been drowned in the river while swimming in Joykhwaja area of Bala Morghab district”.

His dead body was found in the river in Pul-i-Umomi area of the district this morning, it added.

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