Landslide hits Afghan wedding, six children dead

KABUL, June 25 (Reuters) A landslide in northern Afghanistan struck a wedding party killing six children, the Interior Ministry said toay.

The children, aged from 6 to 14, were playing when the landslide hit in Kunduz province on Sunday evening.

Mountainous parts of northern and northeastern Afghanistan are prone to disasters such as earthquakes, floods and landslides.

Eight members of a family were killed this month when a landslide caused by melting snow hit a village in neighbouring Takhar province.

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