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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 12 people were killed 
and three seriously injured when a minibus overturned and crashed into a 
valley in northeastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Saturday.

The bus was travelling along a road in Badakhshan province towards the 
provincial capital, Faizabad, but "due to severe road damage, it veered off 
course and fell into a valley", a provincial police spokesperson said.

"The victims of this incident include men, women, and children... and the 
injured are in severe condition," the spokesperson said.

Deadly traffic crashes are common in Afghanistan, due in part to poor roads 
after decades of conflict, dangerous driving and a lack of regulation.

A bus carrying migrants returning from Iran crashed in western Herat province 
in August last year, killing 78 people, including more than a dozen children.

The bus collided with a motorcycle and a truck, according to authorities, 
making it one of the deadliest crashes in years.

Another 25 people were killed in late August when a bus overturned on a 
highway near the capital, Kabul, "due to the driver's negligence", officials 
said.