FAIZABAD, Afghanistan: Four miners in northern Afghanistan were suffocated to death by fumes this week while digging for gemstones, a local official told AFP on Saturday.
“The incident occurred in Khash District of Badakhshan province where four workers at a mine died,” Ehsanullah Kamgar, the spokesman for Badakhshan’s police told AFP, adding the deaths occurred on Friday.
The miners were searching for precious stones underground and “died due to suffocation caused by fumes emitted from a stone-crushing machine,” he added.
Authorities did not respond to AFP’s request for comment on whether the mine was operating officially or illegally.
Afghanistan mines marble, minerals, gold, and precious stones as well as coal.
Resources, including copper and lithium, buried across Afghanistan’s rocky landscape are estimated to be worth a trillion dollars, according to US and UN assessments from 2010 and 2013.
Fatal accidents are frequent and miners often work without adequate equipment or safety gear.
In July 2025, six miners were killed and 18 injured in a coal mine collapse in the northern province of Baghlan.
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“Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” they wrote in a post on social media.
“Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty,” they added.
The statement came days after Danish and Greenlandic officials held talks in Washington over Trump’s bid to acquire the territory, without reaching agreement.
“The EU stands in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland,” said the EU statement.
“Dialogue remains essential, and we are committed to building on the process begun already last week between the Kingdom of Denmark and the US.”
Four killed in mine accident in northern Afghanistan
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Four killed in mine accident in northern Afghanistan
- “The incident occurred in Khash District of Badakhshan province ,” Kamgar said
- The miners were searching for precious stones underground
EU warns against Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland
- “Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” they wrote
- “Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty“
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders on Saturday warned against US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries until he has achieved his purchase of Greenland.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, issued the joint statement hours after Trump threatened multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 percent.
“Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” they wrote in a post on social media.
“Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty,” they added.
The statement came days after Danish and Greenlandic officials held talks in Washington over Trump’s bid to acquire the territory, without reaching agreement.
“The EU stands in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland,” said the EU statement.
“Dialogue remains essential, and we are committed to building on the process begun already last week between the Kingdom of Denmark and the US.”
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