Kabul, July 27 (IANS) Afghan counter-narcotics police have seized 42 kg of methamphetamine during an intelligence-led operation in northern Faryab province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement. The drugs, which originated in western Herat province, were discovered concealed inside a vehicle and were being trafficked toward Balkh province when they were intercepted, according to a ministry statement released late Sunday.One suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure and …
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Kabul, July 6 (IANS) At least one commuter lost his life and 28 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned in southern Afghanistan’s Zabul province on Monday, a local police official announced. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Shah Joy district when the bus, en route from western Herat to the capital Kabul, veered off the road and flipped over due to a technical malfunction, said Zabihullah Jawhar, the provincial police spokesman.All casualties we…
Kabul, June 21 (IANS) At least five commuters have been confirmed dead and seven others injured after their vehicle turned turtle in eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, a local police official reported on Sunday. The accident occurred in the Mandiqol area of Kohi Safi district on Saturday when the vehicle veered off the road due to a suspected technical failure and turned over, killing five passengers on the spot and injuring seven others, according to provincial police spokesman Fazul Rahim …
Kabul, May 4 (IANS) At least three commuters have been confirmed dead following a high-speed collision between a passenger vehicle and a truck in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province, the provincial police office said in a statement on Monday. The accident occurred on Sunday evening on the outskirts of Andkhoy district, according to the provincial police office. All three victims were travelling in the high-speed vehicle at the time of the crash, Xinhua News Agency reported. Authorities did no…
Kabul, March 22 (IANS) At least 43 shops were reduced to ashes after a fire broke out at a local market in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, the provincial department of information and culture said in a statement.The blaze erupted in Ab Jim market in Raghistan district, said the statement on Saturday evening, adding that preliminary estimations indicate that shop owners have inflicted damages worth nearly 22 million afghanis (around 349,000 US dollars).The cause of the fire remains un…