Afghanistan: 52 dead in bus accidents
Hindustan Times|December 20, 2024
Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed 52 people and injured 65, the Taliban government spokesmen said on Thursday.
Afghanistan: 52 dead in bus accidents

The accidents happened in Ghazni province on the same highway between the capital Kabul and southern Kandahar city late on Wednesday, provincial head of information and culture Hamidullah Nisar said on X.

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