At least nine people were killed and 15 others were injured in three separate traffic accidents in northeastern Badakhshan and western Herat provinces, according to Taliban authorities.
In Badakhshan, the first accident occurred on Wednesday, July 17, in the Kohistan district, when a Toyota Land Cruiser veered off the road, killing four and injuring 13 among them women and children, Taliban security officials said.
The condition of four wounded occupants was reported as critical.
Local sources told KabulNow that the vehicle was heading toward the district from Faizabad, the capital of the province, before the crash.
At least one person was pronounced dead at the scene and another was injured in two separate accidents in Badakhshan’s Baharak district today.
Their identities are not yet known.
In Herat, three passengers were reportedly killed and two others injured on Tuesday, July 16, when a vehicle involving Taliban employees from the Public Health Ministry collided in the Qala Mirza area in the Zawul district.
A Taliban member was among those killed in the collision, local sources said.
In another accident in Herat’s Oba district, a passenger bus collided with a motorcyclist on a roadway, killing a Taliban member.
Taliban authorities have not yet commented on these accidents.
Traffic accidents have increased in Afghanistan in recent months. Poor road conditions, driver carelessness, and non-compliance with traffic regulations are some of the main factors that contribute to traffic accidents in the country.
Last year, over 2,228 traffic accidents occurred across Afghanistan, leaving at least 1,029 people dead and 3,890 others injured, according to Taliban authorities.
