Two traffic accidents in Khulm District, Samangan Province, on Monday left four people dead and seven others injured, local Taliban officials said.
Hashmatullah Rahmani, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s police command in Samangan, said the accidents occurred in the Largan and Sayad areas. Preliminary investigations indicate that driver negligence and poor road conditions were the primary causes.
The injured were transported to nearby medical facilities, with some reported to be in critical condition, Rahmani added.
A growing toll on Afghanistan’s roads
These incidents mark the third traffic accident reported in a single day. Earlier on Monday, a collision in Ghilan District, Ghazni Province, claimed one life and left seven others injured, including women and children.
On Sunday, three separate traffic accidents across Baghlan, Faryab, and Laghman provinces resulted in seven fatalities and 30 injuries.
Afghanistan has witnessed an alarming rise in traffic accidents in recent weeks. Last week, a devastating crash on the Kabul-Kandahar highway claimed at least 50 lives, underscoring the dangerous conditions on the country’s roads.
While the Taliban-run traffic department has often attributed these incidents to driver negligence, residents and activists have repeatedly raised concerns over Afghanistan’s deteriorating road infrastructure and lack of enforcement of traffic regulations.
