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14 people killed in Badakhshan avalanche: official

By News Desk
March 06, 2021

KABUL: At least 14 people were killed following a major avalanche in the Raghistan district in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Thursday afternoon, local officials said. Badakhshan governor’s spokesman Nek Mohammad Nazari said five more people were wounded in the avalanche that happened in the Zarandab village in the district. He said the area is under Taliban control.