Death toll from Afghan oil tanker fire rises to 31 ...Middle East

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KABUL: The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Afghanistan’s high-altitude Salang Pass tunnel has risen to 31, an official said Monday, with dozens more suffering burn injuries.The incident occurred late Saturday in Parwan province, north of Kabul, leaving travellers on both sides of the mountain pass stranded.At least 31 people were killed and 37 were injured in the incident, Sharafat Zaman Amar, spokesman for the public health ministry, told AFP on Monday.The toll was expected to rise further, he added.The tanker overturned and caught fire in the tunnel, setting many other vehicles ablaze, officials said earlier.The Salang Pass, one of the highest mountain highways in the world at an alt

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