6 killed, 12 injured in coal mine blast in northern Afghanistan

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-07-23
KABUL, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Six people died and 12 others were injured due to an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Tuesday, provincial director for coal mine Mawlawi Abdullah said. According to the official, the blast took place in the Karkar coal mine at 3:30 p.m. local time, killing six miners on the spot and injuring 12 others. All the injured have been shifted to the hospital, the official added w......
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