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At Least 8 Killed, 2 Injured After Gold Mine Collapse in Afghanistan – Reports

© AFP 2023 / SHAH MARAI Afghan miners work at a gold mine on a mountainside near the village of Qara Zaghan in Baghlan province (File)
Afghan miners work at a gold mine on a mountainside near the village of Qara Zaghan in Baghlan province (File) - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least eight workers were killed and another two were injured after a gold mine collapsed in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan on Thursday, the Afghan TOLOnews broadcaster reported, citing local officials.

The tragic incident took place in the Raghistan district, according to the district’s governor, Ghulamullah Sayed.

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There was no immediate information on the condition of those wounded.

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