Afghanistan

Five family members killed in traffic accident in Badakhshan

File photo from Badakhshan province.

A traffic accident in the northeastern province of Badakhshan killed five members of a single family and injured another person, local Taliban officials said on Friday.

According to Ehsanullah Kamgar, a spokesperson for the Taliban police in Badakhshan, the crash occurred late Wednesday on the Tashkan–Kishm highway when a Toyota Corolla veered off the road.

Kamgar said the victims were returning home following a wedding ceremony.

No further details were immediately available, and the cause of the accident remains under investigation.