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Aybak: On December 15, local officials reported that approximately 35 miners were trapped after a coal mine collapsed in the Dara-i-Sufi Payin district of Afghanistan’s Samangan province. Sayed Usman Hamidi, the provincial health director, confirmed the number of miners under the rubble and stated that rescue teams and health workers have been deployed to the site to assist in the recovery efforts.
The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on Saturday when a portion of the mine caved in while miners were working. Local police, officials, and villagers quickly responded to the scene to begin the rescue operation. So far, no miners have been freed from the debris, according to officials from the Taliban.
Earlier in the week, two miners died due to gas exposure at a coal mine in Khwaja Ganj village in Bamiyan province. Historically, Afghanistan’s mining sector has been plagued by accidents caused by outdated infrastructure and safety protocols. Notably, in February 2002, ten miners lost their lives in a similar incident, and in 2019, at least 30 people died when a gold mine collapsed in Badakhshan province. Despite Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources, many mines are poorly maintained, leading to frequent and fatal accidents.
