Dozens die at Afghan wedding as building collapses
Baku, October 27 (AZERTAC). Dozens of people have been killed by a collapsing roof at a wedding in northern Afghanistan.
The incident occurred in Jelga, a remote district in the northern province of Baghlan, early on Wednesday.
Baghlan`s governor said many of some 50 people killed were women and children, and that at least 15 more were injured.
"This is such a tragedy at a time when the family were gathering for a a happy moment," Munshi Majeed told the BBC.
The death toll from the accident in the remote area remains unclear, with Afghan the Red Crescent saying 65 people had been killed and a further 40 wounded.
Most weddings in Afghanistan are segregated, with men and women in separate locations.
The country`s western-backed government has been embroiled in conflict against a Taliban-led insurgency since the Islamist group was ousted by a US-led invasion in 2001.
More than 150,000 foreign troops remain in the country, although the conflict is focused in the south and east.
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