Asadullah Hashmi said that more than 15 workers were trapped in the mine collapse on Wednesday and only three were rescued alive.
Afghanistan: At least 13 miners have been killed in a coal mine collapse in Afghanistan's Baghlan province.
Provincial Information Director Asadullah Hashmi said that 15 workers were trapped in the mine on Wednesday and only three were rescued alive.
Afghanistan's mining industry is under-supervised and fatal accidents are common.
A tribal elder from the area said many experienced miners had fled the country since the Taliban came to power in August and lacked training to replace them.
In June 2020, a gas explosion at a mine in the northern province of Samangan killed seven workers.
A year ago, at least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in Badakhshan Province.
Talc, iron and marble mines are also mined in Afghanistan, but workers often work in primary quarries without proper equipment or safety equipment.
