1 killed, 28 injured as bus overturns in Zabul
One person was killed and 28 others injured after a passenger bus overturned on the Kabul–Kandahar highway in Shahjoy district of southern Zabul province, officials said on Monday.
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4 killed, 8 injured in Laghman road accident
Four people have lost their lives, eight others have been injured, and ten more remain missing after a collision between a truck carrying returning migrants and a Toyota Prius on the Kabul–Nangarhar highway in Laghman province. Nazeefullah Abuhuraira,…
Man, teenage son rescued in Venezuela quake rubble as death toll rises
A man and his teenage son have been found alive under the rubble in a town about 40km north of Caracas, as the death toll from last week’s twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose to 1,450, media reports said.
3 killed, 2 injured in Laghman traffic accident
Three people were killed and two others injured after a passenger vehicle overturned in the Alishing district of eastern Laghman province on Saturday, police said.
2 killed, over 10 injured in Kabul–Ghazni highway crash
Two people have been killed and more than 10 others injured after two vehicles collided in Azizkala area of Sayedabad district in Maidan Wardak province, police said on Friday. In a statement, the provincial police headquarters said…
1 killed, 9 injured in Badghis traffic accident
One person was killed and nine others were injured after a passenger vehicle overturned in Qadis district of western Badghis province on Tuesday, an official said. Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediqi said the accident occurred in the Langer area…
Kabul Mandawi fire causes losses worth 8m afs
A fire in Kabul's Mandawi market has caused financial losses estimated at eight million afghanis, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday.
5 killed, 7 injured in Parwan traffic accident
Five people, including women and children, have been killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident in Koh-i-Safi district of central Parwan province.
32 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 32 people despite a ceasefire agreement, raising concerns that the violence could derail talks between the United States and Iran aimed at strengthening a fragile peace process, according to Al Jazeera.
2 girls die after falling into canal in Nimroz
Two girls, aged 15 and 11, from Kang district have died after falling into a water canal in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Tuesday.
12 killed in US skydiving plane crash
At least 12 people, including 11 skydivers and a pilot, have been killed after a private plane crashed in Butler, Missouri, in the United States, officials said.
4 family members killed in Khost roof collapse
Four people were killed and a child injured after the roof of a room collapsed in Baak district of southeastern Khost province on Sunday, an official said.
2 killed, 29 injured in Ghazni traffic accident
Two people have been killed and 29 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a cargo truck in the capital of southern Ghazni province, officials said.
Heavy rainfall, flash floods forecast in parts of Afghanistan
The Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) has warned of relatively heavy rainfall and possible flash floods in parts of the country over the next two days. In a post on X on Thursday, the ministry said relatively…
Iran targets US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after US strikes
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it had launched attacks against US military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, describing the operations as retaliation for recent US strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.
1 killed, 2 wounded in Khost gas cylinder explosion
One person was killed and two others injured in a gas cylinder explosion in the capital of southeastern Khost province on Tuesday, police said.
75 dead, 3 injured in drowning incidents nationwide: NDMA
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday that 75 people have died and three others injured in drowning incidents across the country since the start of the current solar year 1405.
7.8-magnitude quake strikes Philippines, triggers tsunami warnings
A powerful earthquake has struck the Philippines, causing structural damage and prompting tsunami warnings across parts of Asia.
6 Afghan nationals killed in traffic accident in Iran
At least six Afghan nationals have been killed in a traffic accident in Semnan province of Iran, officials and media reports said. The state-run Iranian news agency IRNA reported that the accident occurred on Thursday night on the…
Heavy rain, flash floods expected in 16 provinces
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation has announced the possibility of rainfall, thunderstorms and flash floods in 16 provinces of the country.
8 killed, 16 injured in Parwan traffic accident
Eight people were killed and 16 others injured in a traffic accident in Shinwari district of central Parwan province on Tuesday, a police official said.
Heavy rain, flash floods forecast in 13 provinces
The Ministry of Water and Energy has warned of the possibility of heavy rainfall and flash floods in several provinces over the next two days.
3 killed, 34 injured in Eid traffic accidents in Ghazni
At least three people were killed and 34 others wounded in 34 traffic accidents recorded across southern Ghazni province during the Eid-ul-Adha holidays, police said on Sunday.
A vehicle falls into river in Parun; four people missing
A Toyota Corolla-type vehicle fell from the road into a river in Parun, the capital of Nuristan province, leaving four people missing in the water and the driver injured. According to a statement from the Nuristan media office,…
