8 killed, 5 missing in boat accident in E. Afghanistan

STORY: 8 killed, 5 missing in boat accident in E. Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people searching for the bodies or survivors in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. The accident occurred on Saturday morning when the boat sank during a river crossing in Basol area of Momand Dara district, said Quraishi Badloon, head of the provincial information department. Thirteen people were rescued, while five others remained missing. The passengers were mostly women and children. According to Badloon, eight bodies have been recovered so far, and efforts were ongoing to retrieve the missing people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(240601) -- NANGARHAR, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People search for missing people in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, June 1, 2024. At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(240601) -- NANGARHAR, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People search for missing people in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, June 1, 2024. At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(240601) -- NANGARHAR, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People search for missing people in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, June 1, 2024. At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(240601) -- NANGARHAR, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People search for missing people in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, June 1, 2024. At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(240601) -- NANGARHAR, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People search for missing people in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, June 1, 2024. At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-BOAT ACCIDENT

(240601) -- NANGARHAR, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People search for missing people in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, June 1, 2024. At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(231115) -- SAMANGAN, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows players participating in a local volleyball match in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(231115) -- SAMANGAN, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows players participating in a local volleyball match in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(231115) -- SAMANGAN, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows players participating in a local volleyball match in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(231115) -- SAMANGAN, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows players participating in a local volleyball match in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-VOLLEYBALL

(231115) -- SAMANGAN, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows players participating in a local volleyball match in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CORNS-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CORNS-HARVEST

(231030) -- BALKH, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer airs newly harvested corns in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CORNS-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CORNS-HARVEST

(231030) -- BALKH, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pack newly harvested corns in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON-HARVEST

(231021) -- BALKH, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children harvest cotton in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON-HARVEST

(231021) -- BALKH, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl harvests cotton in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMONDS

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMONDS

(230822) -- SAMANGAN, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer displays newly-harvested almonds in Samangan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2023. Afghan farmers in the northern province of Samangan are harvesting almonds, hoping to get a good income. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMONDS

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMONDS

(230822) -- SAMANGAN, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows almonds in Samangan province, Afghanistan. Afghan farmers in the northern province of Samangan are harvesting almonds, hoping to get a good income. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-SUNFLOWER

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-SUNFLOWER

(230807) -- BALKH, Aug. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023 shows a blooming sunflower and a bee in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

(230801) -- BALKH, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

(230801) -- BALKH, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

(230801) -- BALKH, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EID AL-ADHA-MARKET

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EID AL-ADHA-MARKET

(230627) -- BALKH, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Locals buy dried fruits and nuts for the upcoming Eid al-Adha in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand /Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EID AL-ADHA-MARKET

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EID AL-ADHA-MARKET

(230627) -- BALKH, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Locals buy dried fruits and nuts for the upcoming Eid al-Adha in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand /Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

(230405) -- BALKH, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A beekeeper presents a section of a beehive and a box of raw honey product at a bee farm in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

(230405) -- BALKH, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Beekeepers work at a bee farm in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

(230405) -- BALKH, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A beekeeper works at a bee farm in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

(230405) -- BALKH, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A beekeeper works at a bee farm in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

(230405) -- BALKH, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A beekeeper presents a section of a beehive at a bee farm in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BEEKEEPERS

(230405) -- BALKH, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A beekeeper works at a bee farm in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CARPET FACTORY

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CARPET FACTORY

(230222) -- BALKH, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan woman works at a carpet-weaving factory in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CARPET FACTORY

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CARPET FACTORY

(230222) -- BALKH, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan women work at a carpet-weaving factory in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DAILY LIFE-NAAN BAKERY

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DAILY LIFE-NAAN BAKERY

(230126) -- BALKH, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man poses for photos with naan bread (Afghan traditional flat bread) for sales at a bakery in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DAILY LIFE-NAAN BAKERY

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DAILY LIFE-NAAN BAKERY

(230126) -- BALKH, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man makes naan (a kind of Afghan traditional flat bread) for sale at a bakery in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DAILY LIFE-NAAN BAKERY

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DAILY LIFE-NAAN BAKERY

(230126) -- BALKH, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People make naan (a kind of Afghan traditional flat bread) for sale at a bakery in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The area near a blast is pictured in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The area near a blast is pictured in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured person is treated at a local hospital after a blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The area near a blast is pictured in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-LAND CORRIDOR-FREIGHT TRAIN-ARRIVAL

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-LAND CORRIDOR-FREIGHT TRAIN-ARRIVAL

(220924) -- BALKH, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train coming through railroad linking Afghanistan to China arrives in Hairatan, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2022. The land corridor through railroad has linked landlocked Afghanistan to China as the first freight train arrived in the border town of Hairatan in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-APPLE-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-APPLE-HARVEST

(220827) -- SAMANGAN, Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers pack apples in Samangan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2022. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-APPLE-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-APPLE-HARVEST

(220827) -- SAMANGAN, Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer packs apples in Samangan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2022. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-APPLE-HARVEST

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-APPLE-HARVEST

(220827) -- SAMANGAN, Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children eat apples in Samangan province, Afghanistan, Aug 25, 2022. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

(220803) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows an exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

(220803) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows an exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMOND

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMOND

(220721) -- SAMANGAN, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer works at an almond processing workshop in Samangan province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2022. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMOND

AFGHANISTAN-SAMANGAN-ALMOND

(220721) -- SAMANGAN, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers collect almonds in Samangan province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2022. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-BLAST

(220529) -- KUNDUZ, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 28, 2022 shows a child wounded in an unexploded ordnance explosion in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and one child was seriously wounded in an unexploded ordnance explosion in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a local official confirmed on Saturday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-RICE PROCESSING PLANT

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-RICE PROCESSING PLANT

(220521) -- KUNDUZ, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan workers work at a rice processing plant in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2022. Rice and wheat flour are two main food sources in Afghanistan. More than 22 million out of the 35 million population face acute food shortages. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghanistan's rice farmers struggle to feed their hungry nation" (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-RICE PROCESSING PLANT

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-RICE PROCESSING PLANT

(220521) -- KUNDUZ, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan workers work at a rice processing plant in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2022. Rice and wheat flour are two main food sources in Afghanistan. More than 22 million out of the 35 million population face acute food shortages. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghanistan's rice farmers struggle to feed their hungry nation" (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)