Accidents & Disasters

Two Afghan coal miners have died as a result of inhaling the methane gas inside a mine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province.

At least four people, including a woman,  have been killed and five others injured as a result of a traffic accident in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday.

MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Some people affected by natural disasters in eastern Laghman province have asked the government and aid-providing agencies for support in the construction of shelters on the eve of winter season.

Four people, including women, have been killed and three others injured as a result of traffic accident in central Logar province, an official said on Tuesday.

The Natural Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA) has inked an agreement worth more than two million US dollars with an organisation. 

At least eight people were killed and one went missing as a result of a bridge collapse in central Uruzgan province on Monday, an official said.

A year after the devastating earthquake in western Herat province, the affected people say they still need aid, urging the caretaker government and partner institutions to provide them with cash assistance.

A teenager has been killed and three others injured in a traffic accident in the Andkhoy district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Sunday.

A teenage boy has died due to a flash flood in the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.

Three individuals have been killed in a traffic accident in northern Balkh province.

One person was killed and seven others injured in two traffic accidents in the Sayedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Wednesday, a statement said.

Some of the victims of this year's natural disasters in northeastern Badakhshan have demanded the government to build permanent shelters for them and provide food ahead of the winter season.