Afghanistan: 3 mineworkers killed while extracting mini-precious stones in Badakhshan

The ill-fated miners were busy extracting mini-precious stones in a mine of the natural treasure in Ashkashiem. Read further on Dynamite News

Kabul: Three miners lost their lives after part of a mine of mini-precious stones collapsed in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Sunday, local media reported Monday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The ill-fated miners were busy extracting mini-precious stones in a mine of the natural treasure in Ashkashiem district on Sunday, but suddenly part of the mine caved in, killing three workers on the spot, Tolonews quoted a provincial government official Mohammad Kamgar as saying.

Earlier Incident

Last Month three children lost their lives and three others sustained injuries as a landmine left over from past wars went off in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Friday, provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said.

The deadly incident took place at 11:00 a.m. local time in the Zebak district, killing the three children aged from nine to 14 on the spot and injuring the other three kids aged between 10 and 14. All the trio in critical condition, the official confirmed.

Without providing more details, the official said that an investigation had been initiated into the incident.

Similar Accident

A similar accident claimed the lives of two gold miners in Badakhshan's neighboring Takhar province in late March this year.

The lack of modern machinery in the mining sector, poor safety measures, illegal extraction of mines by unskilled miners and the use of outdated techniques have put the lives of mineworkers at risk in the war-torn Afghanistan.