Afghanistan: At Least 30 Gold Miners Killed in Afghanistan Landslide

Jan 6, 2019 | Sayed Salahuddin and Alex Horton, Washington Post
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At least 30 workers were killed in a landslide in northeastern Afghanistan while illegally sifting for gold, officials said Sunday. The landslide occurred in Badakhshan province, Mohammad Zekriya, a lawmaker from the province, told The Washington Post. The mining activity did not prompt the landslide, he said.