Seven people, including one woman, were injured in a traffic accident on the Samangan-Balkh highway.
The incident resulted from a collision between a Corolla and a Fielder vehicle in the Ghandolagay area of Kholm district.
Hashmatullah Rahmani, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Samangan, confirmed the accident occurred around mid-morning on Tuesday, October 27th.
The injured have been transferred to the provincial hospital and are currently under medical care.
Taliban traffic management officials cited driver negligence and failure to follow traffic regulations as the cause of this incident Traffic accidents in the country have recently seen an unprecedented increase, claiming dozens of lives in recent months.