Local authorities said the bus had returned from Iran when it collided with a motorbike and then a truck that was laden with fuel in western Afghanistan. Spokesperson for the Herat provincial government, Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi, told AFP that the bus was carrying Afghans who had been deported from Iran and had been heading to Kabul. A large number of Afghans — who fled decades of war and humanitarian crises — have returned from Iran in recent months, following pressure from Tehran to force millions of Afghan migrants to leave.
Author: Kieran Burke
Published at: 2025-08-19 22:45:00
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