TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Nov 8 (NNN-ANA) – A total of five people were killed and two others wounded, in road accidents in two northern Afghan provinces of Takhar and Badakhshan, sources confirmed yesterday.
In Takhar province, three Taliban security forces members were killed and two others wounded, when a pick-up truck veered off the road in Chal district, yesterday morning, Assadullah Hoshman, said, at the district hospital.
In the neighbouring Badakhshan province, a driver, who fell asleep while driving, and a passenger were killed, as the truck hit a rock in the mountainous Raghistan district, on Saturday night, said Mohammad Hassan, at the provincial police directorate.
Road mishaps are frequent in the mountainous Asian country, and occur mostly due to poor driving or poorly maintained roads and vehicles.– NNN-ANA
