Latest Logar province News & Updates

Kabul, July 5 (IANS) Two children were killed and a 16-year-old teenager was injured recently after a gas cylinder caught fire in eastern Afghanistan’s Logar province, a local official said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Honi Sayyidan area of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital, when a gas cylinder ignited due to what authorities described as negligence by the family, Mawlawi Mirwais Abdali, spokesperson for the provincial governor, told Xinhua.The two children, aged 7 and 10, succumbed to t…

Kabul, April 26 (IANS) At least two persons have been confirmed dead and five others were injured in a road accident in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Sunday, a local media outlet TOLOnews reported. The crash occurred on the outskirts of Khanashin district of the province, killing two passengers on the spot and injuring five others, according to the report.Without disclosing further details, the media outlet added that all the injured were shifted to a nearby health facility for trea…

Kabul, April 10 (IANS): One person was killed and 15 others were injured when a vehicle crashed into a residential house in eastern Afghanistan’s Logar province, a local police official said on Friday. The accident occurred on the outskirts of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital, due to reckless driving, provincial police spokesman Mawlawi Ahmadullah Anas said, Xinhua News Agency reported. The injured were taken to nearby health facilities, where their conditions were reported to be stable, he ad…