Afghanistan: Road mishap leaves two religious scholars dead
Kabul: A road mishap in Afghanistan's Jawzjan-Balkh highway left three people, including two religious scholars, dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Seven others were injured in the incident.
According to the Taliban-controlled media, Bakhtar news agency, the traffic accident took place on the Jawzjan-Balkh highway on Saturday night, Oct 15, reported Khaama Press.
Two religious scholars were among the dead, according to Bismillah Nusrat, the Taliban Director of Information and Culture for Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan, according to Bakhtar.
According to reports, the other injured and deceased people in the mishap were school and university students.
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