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Bus Crash Kills at Least 71 Afghans Deported from Iran in Western Afghanistan

At least 71 people, including 17 children, have been killed in western Afghanistan after a passenger bus carrying refugees, recently deported from neighbouring Iran, caught fire after colliding with another vehicle.

Bus Crash Kills at Least 71 Afghans Deported from Iran in Western Afghanistan
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At least 71 people, including 17 children, have died in a bus crash in western Afghanistan after a passenger bus carrying refugees recently deported from Iran caught fire following a collision with another vehicle. The victims were mostly Afghans who had been repatriated from Iran, where they had been living in exile. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but witnesses reported that the bus was traveling at high speed before it crashed into another vehicle and then burst into flames. The disaster has sparked widespread outrage among Afghan refugees in neighboring countries.

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