Article 59B70 Women trampled to death in stampede at Afghan stadium

Women trampled to death in stampede at Afghan stadium

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Others injured as thousands amass at Jalalabad grounds to apply for visas for Pakistan

At least 11 women died in a crush at a football stadium in Afghanistan on Wednesday as thousands of people amassed to get visas to leave the country, officials said.

Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of the eastern Nangarhar province, said a further 13 people, mostly women, were injured at the Jalalabad stadium, where they were trying to get visas to enter Pakistan.

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