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Truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 18
An Afghan Taliban official says a truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan has overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 18 people, most of them women and children
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, Truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 18, An Afghan Taliban official says a truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan has overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 18 people, most of them women and children
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- Truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 18ABC News - 2026-05-30T10:00:23+00:00
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