Eighteen people killed in Afghanistan truck crash, including 10 children

A view of eastern Kabul. The truck accident happened on the road between Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s east and Kabul. Photograph: Siddiqullah Alizai/AP View image in fullscreen A view of eastern Kabul. The truck accident happened on the road between Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s east and Kabul. Photograph: Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Eighteen people killed in Afghanistan truck crash, including 10 children Truck was carrying Afghan families returning Pakistan when it overturned, official says A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board including 10 children, a provincial official told Agence France-Presse. Deadly traffic crashes are common in Afghanistan, due in part to poor roads after decades of conflict, dangerous driving and a lack of regulation. The vehicle was carrying Afghan families returning from Pakistan, where they had been living, according to Abdul Malik Niazay, spokesperson for the governor of Laghman province. “Eighteen people (have died), including 10 children, five women and three men. In addition, 29 people have been injured,” the spokesperson said. The accident happened on the road between Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan and the capital Kabul. At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan Read more Authorities in Pakistan have toughened their stance on Afghan migrants and refugees in their country – causing an outflow that often includes families travelling with their belongings in trucks. Since the start of the year, 447,400 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, according to figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration. Last August, a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan killed 78 people , including 19 children. Explore more on these topics Afghanistan South and central Asia Road safety news Share Reuse this content