Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan
Al JazeeraAt least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city. The accidents took place on the same highway in Ghazni province between the capital, Kabul, and southern Kandahar city late on Wednesday, provincial head of information and culture Hamidullah Nisar said on X on Thursday. Message of Condolences from the Islamic Emirate Regarding the Casualties in Two Traffic Accidents on the Kabul-Kandahar Highway https://t.co/9b75dwOrKlhttps://t.co/lH9wVsyx59 pic.twitter.com/8D86WNS3OE — Zabihullah December 19, 2024 Omar said: “The injured have been taken to hospitals in Ghazni and authorities are in the process of handing over the bodies to families.” Patients in a more serious condition were transferred to Kabul, he added; women and children are among the casualties. Another serious accident involving a fuel tanker took place in December 2022, when the vehicle overturned and caught fire in Afghanistan’s high-altitude Salang Pass, killing 31 people and leaving dozens more with burns.