Overview

• The bus collided with a truck and a motorcycle in Herat around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and the crash ignited a fire that killed many at the scene.
• Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani said two people were injured.
• Nearly 1.8 million Afghans have recently been returned from Iran, with 184,459 sent back from Pakistan and more than 5,000 deported from Turkey this year.
• Traffic fatalities are frequent in Afghanistan, driven by poor road conditions and reckless driving.
• The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation estimates about six million Afghan refugees remain abroad.