AYBAK: Local officials in Samangan province has said that over 30 miners are trapped after a mine collapse in the area.
Some local authorities, who wished to remain anonymous, said to Radio Omid this morning that the incident happened last night in the Safid Khak village of the Dar-e-Suf district of Samangan province.
There is no information regarding the fate of the trapped coal miners so far, but efforts are underway to rescue them.
Samangan, particularly the Dar-e-Suf Payeen district, is known for its coal mines.