Afghanistan
Eight people have been killed in a traffic accident in Badakhshan

Local sources in Badakhshan report that 8 people were killed in a traffic accident on the Maimi-Feyzabad road.
NikMuhammad Nazari; Sangavi, the governor of Badakhshan, said that at around 8 am today (Wednesday, June 12), a Land Cruiser traveling from Maimi to Faizabad in the Rigarwan area of Maimi district deviated from the road.
Mr. Nazari added that the car had 12 passengers and as a result of its overturning, eight of its passengers, including children and women, drowned in the Sea of Five.
According to Mr. Nazari, four people were injured in the accident and efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies of eight other passengers.



