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Herat Bus Crash Kills 76 Afghan Returnees From Iran

The victims were Afghans recently expelled from Iran during a wider push to force returns.

Overview

  • Taliban-linked authorities in Herat report 76 dead in the crash, including 17 children, with three others seriously injured.
  • Officials say the bus collided with a motorcycle and a truck before catching fire on a route in western Afghanistan.
  • Passengers had boarded near the Islam Qala border crossing after being deported from Iran and were traveling toward Kabul.
  • Local officials described the incident as among the country's deadliest road accidents in recent years.
  • Iran says it expelled 1.2 million Afghans in six months and plans further removals by next March, while Pakistan is also sending people back.