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10 drown as car plunges into river in Afghanistan

Kabul - Victims including women and children were on their way to attend a wedding party.

Published: Wed 24 Feb 2021, 12:40 PM

Updated: Wed 24 Feb 2021, 12:46 PM

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Ten travellers drowned after their car fell into a river in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan, provincial government spokesman Ahmad Shah Sahel said on Wednesday.

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The victims including six women, a man and three children were on their way to attend a wedding party in Gizab district on Tuesday morning when their vehicle slipped into the Helmand river, the official added.

However, the official said that the driver escaped unhurt, Xinhua reported.

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