Eight people were killed and four others injured in a traffic accident in Takhar province.
Bakhtar News Agency, under Taliban control, reported Wednesday, September 23, that the incident occurred the previous night in the Gazistan area of Kalafgan district.
According to officials from the Taliban’s police command in Takhar, the accident occurred after a cargo truck veered off the road and overturned.
The Taliban also said the injured were taken to Takhar Provincial Hospital.
Traffic accidents have increased in various provinces across the country due to driver negligence, poor road conditions, and failure to observe traffic regulations.
A day earlier, one person was killed and nine others injured in a traffic accident in Laghman province.
