Road Safety
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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Orders Arrest and Prosecution of Traffic Accident Offenders
DID Press: Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader, has ordered the Interior Ministry to arrest those responsible for traffic accidents on Afghanistan’s highways and refer them to the relevant courts without exception. According to a five-article decree reportedly published by the…
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Afghanistan
Herat Bans Driving by People Under 18
DID Press: Local authorities in Herat have banned people under the age of 18 from driving motorcycles and cars under a new traffic directive. Officials have urged families not to allow children under 18 to use vehicles, saying the measure…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Deploys 47,000 GPS Trackers to Enforce Highway Speed Limits
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation says it has installed 47,000 GPS tracking devices on vehicles as part of a nationwide initiative to monitor speeds and reduce traffic accidents on the country’s highways. During a visit to…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Renames Traffic Police as ‘Shurta of Traffic and Transit’
DID Press: Taliban-led Ministry of Interior has officially replaced the term “Traffic Police” with “Shurta of Traffic and Transit” following a directive reportedly issued by the group’s supreme leader. In a recent public notice, the ministry used the new designation…
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Afghanistan
Eid Traffic Accidents in Eastern Afghanistan Leave 22 Dead and Injured
DID Press: Authorities in eastern Afghanistan provinces of Kunar and Nuristan reported that a series of traffic accidents during Eid al-Adha holidays left a total of 22 people killed and injured. Local traffic officials in Kunar said multiple road accidents…
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