Two dead, three injured in traffic accident in Afghanistan

KHOST: According to local police, at least two people were killed and three others injured in a traffic accident in the eastern Afghan province of Khost.

The accident occurred when two passenger vehicles collided on the outskirts of the province’s Nadir Shah Kot district along the highway connecting the capital Kabul with the eastern provinces, provincial police spokesman Tahir Ahrar told Xinhua News Agency.

Road accidents are common in Afghanistan due to poor road conditions, reckless driving, difficult terrain, overloading, overtaking and speeding.

According to official data, about 2,000 people died and about 6,000 others were injured in 4,270 traffic accidents in Afghanistan last year.