US EditionBus Crash in Afghanistan Kills More than 70 Afghans Returning From Iran
- At least 71 people, including 17 children, were killed when a bus carrying Afghans collided with a truck and motorcycle in western Afghanistan, according to Ahmadullah Muttaqi.
- The accident occurred after Iranian Minister of Interior Eskandar Momeni announced that 800,000 people must leave Iran by next March.
- The bus was transporting Afghans returning from Iran to Kabul, as stated by provincial official Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi.
- Since early June, nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran due to a July 6 deadline imposed by Tehran for undocumented refugees, as reported by the United Nations refugee agency.
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Afghan bus crash death toll climbs to 78
AFGHANISTAN: The death toll from a tragic bus crash in western Afghanistan has risen to 78, according to provincial officials. The incident occurred in Herat province’s Guzara district on Tuesday night when a passenger bus, carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran, collided with a motorcycle and a fuel truck, sparking an explosive fire. Seventy-six people were initially confirmed dead, but two survivors later succumbed to their injuries, bri…
A bus transporting Afghan recently deported from Iran entered a colony and took fire on Tuesdays, ten men, women and children losing their lives, writes News.ro
Fiery bus crash kills dozens of migrants just back in Afghanistan after Iran deported them, officials say
Seventy-six people were killed in a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants just deported by Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan, officials say.
By Rhea Mogul, CNN A bus carrying recently deported Afghans from Iran crashed and burst into flames this Tuesday, killing dozens of men, women and children. At least 76 people died after a collision on a highway in the city of Herat, told CNN the governor's spokesman, Mufti Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi. The bus, which had departed from Islam Qala, a city near the border between Afghanistan and Iran, was headed towards the capital, Kabul, when it crash…
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