4 killed, 6 missing as boat sinks in Afghanistan's Nangarhar

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and six others missing after a boat carrying 14 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Monday.

The accident occurred on Monday afternoon when the boat sank during a river crossing on the outskirts of the province's Kuz Kunar district, said Quraishi Badloon, head of the provincial information department.