Road accidents kill at least 13 people across four provinces

At least 13 people have died due to road accidents in Paktia, Baghlan, Helmand, and Nangarhar provinces, in a series of fatal crashes this week.

A 12-year-old was fatally hit by a car in Nangarhar’s Surkhrod district on Tuesday, and Taliban security officials reported that the driver has been apprehended.

In Helmand’s Kajaki district, a car crash on Monday resulted in two deaths, including that of a child, and injured seven others.