KABUL: As a result of the collapse of a gold mine roof, three workers were killed in the Khwahan district of Badakhshan province, local officials confirmed.
The workers were searching gold mines on a gravel hill in Kham-e-Bahar, Do Dargah village, when the roof collapsed and claimed the lives of three workers.
The provincial head of Information and Culture, Hikmatullah Mohammadi, said that the incident occurred while the workers were engaged in gravel washing.