11 women killed in stampede in Afghanistan near Pakistan consulate

On Wednesday, at least 11 women were killed in a stampede at a stadium in eastern Afghanistan. There, thousands gathered to apply for visas at a nearby Pakistan consulate as stated by officials.

The stampede took place when the women tried to exit the stadium in Jalalabad. The stampede resulted in the killing of 15 people (11 of them were women) and injured at least 10 people out of which eight were women. Additionally, reports stated that several senior citizens were also wounded in the stampede.

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