5 killed, 44 injured as passenger bus overturns in Salang
At least five people have been killed and 44 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the Salang area of northern Baghlan province, officials said on Sunday.
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9 killed, 10 injured in South Africa mass shooting
At least nine people have been killed and 10 others injured in a mass shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Al Jazeera reported.
3 killed in Kandahar roof collapse incident
A woman and her two children were killed when the roof of a room in their house collapsed in Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province on Saturday.
1 killed, 3 injured in Maidan Wardak accident
A teenage boy has been killed and three other people injured in a traffic accident on the Kabul–Kandahar highway in central Maidan Wardak province, police said on Saturday.
2 killed, 10 injured in Badghis accident
Two people have lost their lives and ten others—including women and children—were injured after a passenger vehicle overturned in the Ab Kamari district of Badghis province in western Afghanistan. Sediqullah Sediqi, spokesperson for the Badghis police, said the…
7 injured in Maidan Wardak traffic accident
Seven people were injured in a traffic accident in Nerkh district of central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Tuesday.
3 killed, 5 injured in Samangan traffic accident
Three people were killed and five others injured in a traffic accident in Hazrat Sultan district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Hashmatullah Rahmani said the incident occurred this morning when a Saracha-type…
2 killed, 2 injured in Ghazni collision
At least two people have been killed and two others injured in a traffic accident in Aab Band district of southern Ghazni province, police said Monday.
2 killed, 9 injured in Uruzgan traffic accident
Two people were killed and nine others injured, all members of the same family, in a traffic accident in central Uruzgan province.
Child killed, 5 injured in Maidan Wardak traffic accidents
A child was killed and five others injured in two separate traffic accidents in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Wednesday.
Main road in Daimirdad district shut due to landslide
The Natural Disaster Preparedness Department of Maidan Wardak says the main road in Daimirdad district has been blocked by a landslide.
2 killed, 4 injured in Ghazni traffic accidents
Two people have been killed and four others injured in two separate traffic accidents in southern Ghazni province, police said on Tuesday.
1 dead, financial loss reported in Kapisa house blaze
One person died and property worth hundreds of thousands of afghanis was damaged in a house fire in central Kapisa province, local officials said on Saturday.
1 killed, 4 injured in Zabul traffic accident
One individual was killed and four others injured in a traffic accident in southern Zabul province, officials said on Saturday.
3 killed, 1 injured in Logar traffic accident
Three people have been killed and another injured in a traffic accident in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday.
3 killed, 5 injured in Laghman traffic accident
Three people were killed and five others injured in a traffic accident on the Kabul–Jalalabad highway in eastern Laghman province, a police official said on Friday.
1 killed, 7 injured in Samangan traffic accident
One person was killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident in northern Samangan province, officials said on Friday.
44 dead, nearly 300 missing in Hong Kong blaze
At least 44 people have been killed and nearly 300 others are missing after a massive fire broke out in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, media reports said on Thursday.
2 US guardsmen injured near White House, suspect detained
Two United States National Guard troops from West Virginia were shot near the White House and are in critical condition, several officials said.
1 killed, 2 wounded in Helmand traffic accident
One person was killed and two others injured in a traffic accident in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday.
10 killed, several injured in Herat traffic accident
At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a traffic accident on the Herat-Kandahar highway in western Herat province on Sunday, police official said.
Dozens of landmines from past wars destroyed in Badghis
As many as 56 landmines left over from the past wars have been discovered and destroyed in various areas of Bala Murghab district of western Badghis province in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC).
2 killed, 9 injured in Baghlan traffic accident
Two people have lost their lives and nine others injured in a traffic accident in northern Baghlan province.
Bodies of 8 Afghan refugees brought home from Iran
The bodies of eight Afghan refugees who died in a recent traffic accident in neighbouring Iran have been transferred to southern Ghazni province, police said on Saturday.
