3 killed, 14 injured in Bamyan, Daikundi traffic accidents
At least three people have been killed and 14 others injured in separate traffic accidents in the central provinces of Bamyan and Daikundi, officials said on Friday.
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The body of a child who drowned in the river in central Panjsher was recovered on Thursday morning, a police official said.
Islamjar for safety measures at Pashtan dam to protect lives
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Polish tourist injured in Kandahar traffic accident
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9 killed, 31 injured in Pakistan bus crash
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UN driver arrested after fatal accident in Ghor
A driver of a UN vehicle has been arrested over a traffic accident that resulted in the death of two children in western Ghor province, an official said on Thursday, but the UN mission in Afghanistan has not yet commented in this regard.
1 killed, 5 injured in Khost traffic accident
One individual has been killed and five others injured as a result of traffic accident in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Thursday.
6 killed, 18 wounded in Baghlan coalmine collapse
Six individuals have been killed and 18 others injured as a result of a coalmine collapse in Karkar area of northern Baghlan province, police said on Wednesday.
Jawzjan: Man dies in road accident
A man died in a traffic accident in the capital of northern Jawzjan province on Saturday.
11 killed, 4 wounded in Helmand collision
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Newly-wed couple among 5 killed in Badakhshan accident
Five members of a family, including bride and groom, were killed in a traffic accident Tashkan district of northwestern Badakhshan province, police said on Friday.
2 workers killed in Nangarhar wall collapse
Two laborers have been killed after a wall collapsed in Jalalabad City, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province.
4 killed, 9 injured in Panjsher, Parwan accidents
At least four people have been killed and nine others wounded in two separate traffic accidents in central Panjsher and Parwan provinces.
2 killed, 6 wounded in Nangarhar rain-related incidents
Heavy rainfall and flooding claimed the lives of two children and injured six others in several districts of eastern Nangarhar province, the governor house said on Sunday.
19-year-old drowns while swimming in Daikundi river
Four young men drowned while swimming in a river in the central province of Daikundi and after efforts of people and security forces, three of them were rescued, but a teenager died, an official said on Thursday.
2 killed, 1 wounded in Samangan traffic accident
Two individuals have been killed and a third injured in a traffic accident in northern Samangan province, an official said on Thursday.
4 killed, 5 injured in Jawzjan traffic accident
Four people were killed and five others injured in a traffic accident in northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, an official said.
2-year-old girl drowns in pond in Ghazni
A two-year-old girl has died after falling into a pond in the Khogyani district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday.
3 children killed, 250 houses destroyed in Logar flash floods
Three children have been killed and about 250 houses destroyed due to flash floods in three districts of central Logar province, an official said on Sunday.
1 killed, 3 injured in Maidan Wardak flash floods
Flash floods in central Maidan Wardak province have resulted in one death and three injuries.
11 dead, 6 injured in Faryab traffic accidents
Nearly a dozen people lost their lives and six others have been injured in three separate traffic accidents in northern Faryab province, local sources said on Friday. Faryab Information and Culture Director Maulvi Shamsuddin Mohammadi told Pajhwok Afghan…
Father, son die after falling into sewage well in Jawzjan
A man and his son died after falling into a sewage well in Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, local officials said on Friday. Jawzjan police spokesman Qari Abdul Sattar Halimi said a father and his young son…
Heavy rain, flash floods predicted in 8 provinces
The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) on Thursday predicted heavy flash floods, snowfall and rainfall in eight provinces.
