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Bus Collision in Afghanistan Claims 79 Lives

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Bus Collision in Afghanistan Claims 79 Lives

The wreckage of a bus is towed at the site of a crash in Guzara district of Herat province on August 20, 2025. Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images

KABUL—An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday.

The crash on the Herat-Kabul highway involved a motorcycle, a truck and a bus late on Tuesday, said Ahmdullah Muttaqi, head of the information department for Herat’s provincial government.

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