The Kabul Tribune (KT) — One person was killed and seven others were injured in a traffic accident in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, local Taliban officials said.
Hashmatullah Rahmani, a Taliban police spokesperson in Samangan, told Bakhtar News Agency on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, that the incident occurred around 1 a.m. on the Balkh–Kunduz highway in Khulm district.
According to him, the crash happened after a Hino truck collided with a gas tanker. The tanker driver was killed, while the Hino driver and six passengers were injured.
Rahmani added that around 50 livestock were also killed in the incident. The injured were transferred to a nearby health center by emergency response teams.
He said overspeeding and driver negligence were the main causes of the accident
