Gold mine collapse kills 5 miners in northern Afghanistan
- A gold mine collapse killed five miners in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, according to local authorities.
- The mine was in the Shah Mastan area of Chah Ab district, said Takhar police spokesperson Qari Naqibullah Masroor.
- Authorities said 10 miners were rescued after being trapped for two days in another mine in the same district.
- Mine collapses are frequent in Afghanistan.
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Gold mine collapse kills 5 miners in northern Afghanistan
A gold mine collapse has killed five miners in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province. Earlier this week, 10 miners were rescued after being trapped for two days in another gold mine in the Samti area of the same district.
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Mina is located in the Shah Mastan area in the district of Chah Ab, said Qari Naqibullah Masroor, spokesman for the Takhar police command.
The mine is located in the Shah Mastan area, in the district of Chah Ab, said Qari Naqibullah Masroor, spokesman for the Takhar police command. The person responsible did not go any further. The spokesman also said that ten miners were rescued earlier this week, after being imprisoned for two days in another gold mine in the Samti area, in the same district. The exact circumstances were not clarified. Mine collapses are frequent in Afghanistan, …
At least five miners died in the collapse of a gold mine in the northern Afghan province of Takhar, local authorities announced today.
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