Afghanistan, May 2 -- Local Taliban officials in Helmand province say four people, including two women and two children, have died in two separate drowning incidents in Nawah district.
Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture in Helmand said the first incident occurred Friday in the Aynak area, where six women fell into a river while travelling with a male family member.
Officials said one elderly woman slipped into the water first, and others entered the river in an attempt to rescue her, leading to multiple casualties.
In this incident, two women were confirmed dead, two remain missing, and two others were rescued alive, according to local authorities.
In a second incident in the Sarkh Doz area of Nawah district, a boy and a girl d...