FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, March 22 (Xinhua) -- At least eight commuters were killed and another injured in a road accident in north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar News Agency reported on Friday.
Hekmatullah Mohammadi, director of information and culture department of the province, said the accident took place on a road in Shaghnan district when a passenger car deviated from road and overturned.
The commuters were moving from Shaghnan district toward Faizabad city, the provincial capital of Badakhshan province. ■
