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5 killed, 6 injured in Kunar, Nangarhar accidents

Five people were killed and another half a dozen wounded on Thursday in two separate road accidents in eastern Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, officials said. A civilian van, heading from Jalalabad to Kunar province, skidded off the road…

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5 killed, 9 wounded in separate traffic accidents

Five persons were killed and nine others wounded in two separate traffic accidents in eastern Nangarhar and southern Zabul provinces, officials said on Sunday. Four persons were killed and half a dozen were wounded on Sunday afternoon in…

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20 Afghan asylum seekers killed, wounded in Iran accident

At least 20 Afghan asylum seekers have been killed and wounded in a traffic accident in Iran, an eyewitness said on Thursday. Amanullah, one of the migrants, wrote on his Facebook page the incident took place late on…

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District chief’s body found; accident claims 6 lives

At least six people were killed and five others wounded in a traffic accident in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Thursday. The incident took place on the Kandahar-Herat highway Wednesday night…

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Blast, accidents on Zaranj-Dilaram claim 30 lives this year

Explosions and traffic accidents on the Zaranj-Dilaram highway in southwestern Nimroz province have taken the lives of over 30 people this year and wounded dozens more, officials said on Monday. The 214 kilometres highway was reconstructed by India…

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Child dead, 4 injured in Parwan road accidents

A child has been killed and four other people were wounded as a result of two traffic accidents in the central province of Parwan, officials said on Monday. Zariba, a student of fourth grade, was passing the road…

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2 women dead, 8 wounded in Herat road crash

Two women official said. Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai, health department’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the accident took place on main Herat-Islam Kala Highway in a head-on collision between two vehicles. The women died on the spot while…

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18 bus passengers killed in Badghis crash

At least 18 people were killed early on Sunday when a passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine in northwestern Badghis province, police said. The crash occurred in the Bala Murghab district on the Badghis-Herat Highway around 7:30am,…

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10 dead bodies of Afghans arrive in Takhar

Officials on Saturday said 10 dead bodies of Afghan nationals had reached northeastern Takhar province from Iran in two days. Of the 10 persons, seven had died in a traffic accident and the remaining three had been executed…

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13 dead, scores hurt in traffic mishaps last month

At least 13 persons have been killed and 36 others wounded in a total 17 traffic accidents in central Parwan province in the past one month, an official said on Saturday. Traffic Department Director Miharabuddin Parwani told Pajhwok…

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3 policemen dead in Daikundi road mishap

A police ranger in central Daikundi province plunged into a ravine killing three policemen and wounding two others, an official said Sunday. Brig. Gen. Juma Guldi Yardam, Daikundi police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the accident occurred in…

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Farah road mishap leaves 1 dead, 6 wounded

One killed and six others have wounded in a traffic accident in western Farah province, an official said Thursday. Maj. Mohammad Asif, director traffic department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the mishap took place on main Farah-Herat Highway.…

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Takhar traffic accident leaves 21 wounded

Twenty-one persons, including women and children, were wounded in a traffic mishap in the vicinity of Taloqan, the provincial capital of northern Takhar province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman said. Maj. Abdul Khalil Aseer told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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2 dead in Farah traffic accident

Two people were killed and 10 others, including two children, wounded in a traffic accident in western Farah province, an official said on Monday. Traffic Department Director Maj. Mohammad Asif told Pajhwok Afghan News the mishap took…

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3 dead in Badakhshan traffic accident

Three people were killed and seven others wounded in a traffic accident in northeastern Badakhshan province on Sunday, an official said. The mishap took place in the afternoon when a car skidded off the road and fell into…

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8 passengers dead in traffic mishap

Eight persons were killed in traffic accident on Kabul-Herat Highway close to Washer district in southern Helmand province on Saturday, an official said. The district chief Ayub Omar said the accident occurred at around 11: 00 am between…

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13 dead, 27 hurt in two traffic mishaps

At least 13 persons were killed and 27 others were wounded in two separate traffic accidents in southern Ghazni and central Maidan Wardak provinces, officials said Saturday. Four passengers were killed and 16 others injured when…