### [2026-10-3](/feed/2026/10/3/index.md)

##### Gold mine
# Five workers are killed and ten more are rescued after the collapse of a gold mine in Chah Ab District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-gold-mine-collapse-37af27236b3429faf0504f6254df21aa)

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