Road Safety
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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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