Local Taliban officials said that three people were killed and six others injured in two separate traffic accidents in Badakhshan province.
Radio Police, a media outlet affiliated with the Taliban Ministry of Interior, reported yesterday, citing Ehsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the group’s police command in Badakhshan, that the incidents occurred in Arghanj Khwa and Shahr Bozorg districts.
Kamgar also reported that two people died while swimming in the Kokcha River in Jurm district. According to him, the body of one of the victims has not yet been recovered.
Traffic accidents claim hundreds of lives across Afghanistan each year.
According to the Taliban, 122 traffic incidents were recorded in Badakhshan from March 2025, resulting in 136 deaths and 175 injuries.
