The wreckage of a bus is towed on the web site of a crash in Guzara district of Herat province on August 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP

“A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed no less than 79 individuals coming back from Iran, together with 19 youngsters,” an official stated. Two individuals have been additionally injured within the crash, Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani informed The Associated Press.

Tolo News, citing the official, stated the accident occurred on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) at round 8:30 p.m. native time in Herat province. “The bus collided with a truck and a motorcycle, inflicting an enormous hearth that killed many on the spot,” the outlet reported. Traffic accidents are widespread in Afghanistan, primarily owing to poor street circumstances and driver carelessness.

Nearly 1.8 million Afghans have been forcibly returned from Iran previously few months. An extra 1,84,459 have been despatched again from Pakistan and greater than 5,000 have been deported from Turkiye for the reason that starting of the yr. Additionally, practically 10,000 Afghan prisoners have been repatriated, principally from Pakistan.

The Taliban criticised neighbouring international locations in July for the mass expulsion of Afghans, as Iran and Pakistan expel foreigners who they are saying reside there illegally. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation stated some six million Afghan refugees stay abroad.

Published – August 20, 2025 02:46 pm IST

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